Cairo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$154	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	92
😀 Quality of life	58	86
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cairo is 76% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2624th ($417 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5545th and 337th 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	$3.9	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201