Cairo vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$154	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	11
😀 Quality of life	58	13
🏙️ Population	9.61M	340K

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6108th ($417 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Egypt and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Egypt vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 5545th and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Yamoussoukro

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	Cairo	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$2450

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649