Cairo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$154
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1222nd ($417 vs $2267) 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 1.4 months in Paris. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5545th and 25th 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
$3.9
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$16193

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293