Cairo vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	80
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	568K

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8926th and 890th ($424 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5583rd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Surrey

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	Cairo	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655