Cairo vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	54
😀 Quality of life	58	85
🏙️ Population	9.61M	413K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2250th ($417 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1871st in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tulsa

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	Cairo	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$25283

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205