Cairo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$5264
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$2340
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$3258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
81
84
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
9.29M
2.73M

The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8803rd and 269th ($394 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Toronto ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5487th and 49th 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
$3.68
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$1256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$2615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$2059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$9366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$7395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$19602

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2301
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2167
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2078
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2030
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2167
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2266
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1682
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1588
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2090
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1682
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1760
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$1925
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2319
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1755
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1823
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1698
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2013
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2007
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2014
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1918
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1418
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1793
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2008
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1649
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1892
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$1805
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2021
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2012
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2013
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1753
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2019
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1797
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2007
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2019
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1728
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2024
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2021
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2020