Cairo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$201	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$5229
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	9.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cairo is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8680th and 4th ($506 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs New York City

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	Cairo	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$21999

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188