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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	87
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8926th and 13th ($424 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 57th 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	$3.97	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146