Cairo vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	75
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	9.61M	486K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 8926th and 1309th ($424 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1150th 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 1.8 months in Omaha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd 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	$3.97	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$24758

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978