Cairo vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	75
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	9.61M	486K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1666th ($417 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Omaha

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	Cairo	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$24732

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979