Cairo vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$193	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	59	91
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.39M

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8130th and 26th ($549 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5556th and 107th 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	$5.45	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$18429

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606