Cairo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$6618
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
9.8M
737K

The cost of living in Cairo is 85% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8753rd and 126th ($483 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Seattle

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Cairo Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$30033

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098