Cairo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8130th and 1216th ($549 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and France, respectively. Check Egypt vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5556th and 33rd 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
$5.45
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$16502

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381