Cairo vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$8690
🏠 One person rent
$201
$2814
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$4668
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$830
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$7450
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
874K

The cost of living in Cairo is 87% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8680th and 7th ($506 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 30th 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
$4.85
$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$21243

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3212
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3058
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3242
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3264
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3073
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3255
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3083
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3282
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3058
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3346
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3007
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4102
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3831
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3604
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2929
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3593
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2910
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2983
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3359
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3778
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3137
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2859
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2380
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3182
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2807
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2783
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3395
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3261
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3805