Cairo vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$3895
🏠 One person rent	$189	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1528
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$2415
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	75
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	9.61M	826K

The cost of living in Cairo is 72% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 8802nd and 3105th ($473 vs $1703) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Valencia, Spain. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 5895th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Valencia, Spain

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	Cairo	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$2953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$12255

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1363
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1342
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1239
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1212
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1148
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1407
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1635
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1354
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1446
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1461
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1468
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1277
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1345
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1464
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1217
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2804
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1305
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1206
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1166
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1306
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1445
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1229
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1674
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603