Cairo vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	54
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	9.61M	525K

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8926th and 501st ($424 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sacramento

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	Cairo	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$30262

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851