Cairo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4463
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	69
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	9.8M	385K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 8753rd and 777th ($483 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tampa

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	Cairo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$19356

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260