Cairo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$3732
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
60
97
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8802nd and 843rd ($473 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5895th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$15084

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488