Cairo vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$3087
🏠 One person rent	$189	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$1505
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	84	19
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	9.61M	630K

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4489th ($473 vs $1301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 115th 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 51st in Italy, while ranked 5895th and 1010th 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	$4.18	$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$627
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$425
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$10700

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1046
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1141
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1085
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1161
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1298
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1271
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1176
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1232
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1666
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1579
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1697
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1951
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1739
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1770
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1577
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1200
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$487
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1689
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$607
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1518
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1605
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$529
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$577
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$375
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1217
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1191
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1291
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1319