Cairo vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	83
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	9.61M	430K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8926th and 1228th ($424 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Minneapolis

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	Cairo	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640