Cairo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5860
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1697
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2823
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$3361
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	78
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	9.61M	662K

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8926th and 512th ($424 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 5583rd and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Vancouver

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	Cairo	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2589
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2330
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2417
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1983
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2278
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2185
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2469
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2609
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1913
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2576
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2569
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2821
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3091
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2263
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2866
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2784
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2901
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2491
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3229
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2908
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3179
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2743