Cairo vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
86
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
9.61M
384K

The cost of living in Cairo is 74% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 8130th and 1525th ($549 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1352nd 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5556th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs New Orleans

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Cairo New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$10224

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030