Cairo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$190	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1316
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	85
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	9.8M	5.65M

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4898th ($483 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5501st and 3542nd 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	$4.87	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$13865

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597