Cairo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	9.61M	4.84M

The cost of living in Cairo is 85% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8926th and 312th ($424 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5583rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sydney

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	Cairo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754