Cairo vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$189	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$4098
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	76
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	486K

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8802nd and 1714th ($473 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1428th 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 70th in the United States, while ranked 5895th and 232nd 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	$4.18	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$24851

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943