Cairo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	9.61M	4.84M

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8923rd and 745th ($417 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5545th and 2nd 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	$3.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$17957

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683