Cairo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$189	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$1533
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	84	18
😀 Quality of life	60	66
🏙️ Population	9.61M	955K

The cost of living in Cairo is 72% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8802nd and 3094th ($473 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5895th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tenerife

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	Cairo	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$6640

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401