Cairo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$6532
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
737K

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8680th and 142nd ($506 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 32nd 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
$4.85
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173