Cairo vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	50
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.02M

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8926th and 1290th ($424 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 5583rd and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ottawa

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	Cairo	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884