Cairo vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4411
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	82
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	9.8M	468K

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 8680th and 1246th ($506 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 245th 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	$4.85	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736