Cairo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	75
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	9.61M	459K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8926th and 1277th ($424 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1122nd 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 2 months in Virginia Beach. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Virginia Beach

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	Cairo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701