Cairo vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5360
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2224
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4113
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	71
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	9.8M	1.61M

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8680th and 1175th ($506 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1001st in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Phoenix

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	Cairo	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$18987

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781