Cairo vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4498
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	86
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	9.8M	430K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8680th and 1119th ($506 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 959th 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 Minneapolis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 263rd 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	$4.85	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$26188

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582