Cairo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.39M

The cost of living in Cairo is 87% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8926th and 45th ($424 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 San Diego. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs San Diego

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	Cairo	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647