Cairo vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$162	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	19
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	9.61M	630K

The cost of living in Cairo is 65% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8926th and 4571st ($424 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Egypt and Italy, respectively. Check Egypt vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 5583rd and 1004th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Palermo

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	Cairo	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$680
🔌 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	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$7103

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272