Cairo vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4178
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	71
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	9.8M	1.61M

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1041st ($483 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 58th in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 226th 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	$4.87	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804