Cairo vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	81
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	9.61M	577K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 8926th and 1688th ($424 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Milwaukee

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	Cairo	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$24309

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392