Cairo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$190	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1983
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	24
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	9.8M	693K

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4194th ($483 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 5501st and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Zaragoza

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	Cairo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643