Cairo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4175
😷 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 79% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8680th and 1097th ($506 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 940th 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 88th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 304th 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	$4.85	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$15986

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763