Cairo vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$154	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	85
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	442K

The cost of living in Cairo is 86% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 8923rd and 119th ($417 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 107th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Miami

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	Cairo	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$23889

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882