Cairo vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	54
😀 Quality of life	58	86
🏙️ Population	9.61M	525K

The cost of living in Cairo is 85% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8923rd and 313th ($417 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 308th 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	$3.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.74
🥤 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	$185	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045