Cairo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$162	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	82
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	9.61M	5.38M

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8926th and 6204th ($424 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Russia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5583rd and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Saint Petersburg

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	Cairo	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525