Cairo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$2219
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8802nd and 1942nd ($473 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Italy, respectively. Check Egypt vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5895th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Rome

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Cairo Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$10916

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323