Cairo vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$3883
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	85
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	9.8M	384K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 8680th and 1435th ($506 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 290th 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	$4.85	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962