Cairo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	9.61M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cairo is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8926th and 5th ($424 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 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 5583rd and 13th 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	$3.97	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108