Cairo vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$6544
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4971
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	88
😀 Quality of life	63	90
🏙️ Population	9.8M	653K

The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 8753rd and 456th ($483 vs $2785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 392nd 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 47th in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 195th 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	$4.87	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1760
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$69.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$3956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$5.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$35.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1706
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$24040

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2340
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2451
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2401
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2488
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2339
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2237
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2312
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2477
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2279
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2407
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2167
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2308
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2391
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2315
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2100
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2222
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2765
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1969
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2277
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2616
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2592
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2378
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2596
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2576
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1742
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2822
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2722
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2429
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2767
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2542
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2342
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1902
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2775
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2637
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2783