Cairo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	83	18
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	9.61M	932K

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8926th and 2853rd ($424 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Tenerife. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 5583rd and 5147th 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	$3.97	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$6379

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252