Cairo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1578
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	83	19
😀 Quality of life	63	67
🏙️ Population	9.8M	955K

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8680th and 2952nd ($506 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 79th in Spain, while ranked 5610th and 4756th 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	$4.85	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$6610

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490