Cairo vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$3911
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	74
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	9.8M	486K

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8680th and 1987th ($506 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 243rd 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	$4.85	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$24676

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995