Cairo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$154	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	95
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	9.61M	11.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5654th ($417 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5545th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sao Paulo

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	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611