Cairo vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$201	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$2900
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	38
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	9.8M	549K

The cost of living in Cairo is 70% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 8680th and 3269th ($506 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 5610th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Quebec City

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	Cairo	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934