Cairo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$154	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	61
😀 Quality of life	58	79
🏙️ Population	9.61M	605K

The cost of living in Cairo is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4764th ($417 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Latvia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5545th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Riga

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	Cairo	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.49
🥤 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	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220