Cairo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	74
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	9.8M	459K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8753rd and 978th ($483 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 286th 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	$4.87	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$16143

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769