Cairo vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$154	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 89% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8th ($417 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs San Jose, United States

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	Cairo	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$25839

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968