Cairo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
86
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.79M

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8680th and 897th ($506 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5610th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Toronto

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Cairo Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2309
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2357
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1735
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2027
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029