Cairo vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$4529
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
54
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
9.8M
525K

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 8680th and 346th ($506 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 285th 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 116th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 376th 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
$4.85
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$23546

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859