Cairo vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	88
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	653K

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8923rd and 603rd ($417 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Portland

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	Cairo	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$16585

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741