Cairo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	68
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	9.61M	385K

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 8923rd and 718th ($417 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 174th 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	$3.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265