Cairo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Raleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8926th and 806th ($424 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Raleigh
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| Cairo | Raleigh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cairo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Raleigh
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.6 mi |  Garner | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Cary | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Morrisville | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Wake Forest | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Apex | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Holly Springs | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Fuquay-Varina | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Durham | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Chapel Hill | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Henderson | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Sanford | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Wilson | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Rocky Mount | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Goldsboro | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Burlington | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Fayetteville | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Asheboro | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Danville | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Greensboro | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Roanoke Rapids | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Kinston | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Greenville | |
| 123 km or 76 mi | High Point | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Thomasville | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Kernersville | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Lumberton | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Rockingham | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Winston-Salem | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Jacksonville | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | New Bern | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Salisbury | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Kannapolis | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Lynchburg | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Concord | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Havelock | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Wilmington | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Petersburg | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Monroe | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Mint Hill | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Roanoke |