Cairo vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$154	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	83	29
😀 Quality of life	58	36
🏙️ Population	9.61M	159K

The cost of living in Cairo is 50% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6298th ($417 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5545th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Praia

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	Cairo	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491