Cairo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$190	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$843
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	96
😀 Quality of life	63	75
🏙️ Population	9.8M	11.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4918th ($483 vs $1126) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5501st and 1670th 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	$4.87	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$15990

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720