Cairo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$3694
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8753rd and 964th ($483 vs $2460) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5501st and 34th 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
$4.87
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$19577

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506