Cairo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	78
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	9.61M	662K

The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 8923rd and 819th ($417 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5545th and 86th 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	$3.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759