Cairo vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$154	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	54
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.49M

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7055th ($417 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 5545th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Recife

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	Cairo	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509