Cairo vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$162
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$7795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
9.61M
874K

The cost of living in Cairo is 89% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8926th and 9th ($424 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs San Francisco

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Cairo San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$31050

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610