Cairo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3974
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.11M

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8680th and 916th ($506 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Paris. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5610th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Paris

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Cairo Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$17184

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544