Cairo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$162	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$1616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	27
😀 Quality of life	57	73
🏙️ Population	9.61M	683K

The cost of living in Cairo is 68% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8926th and 4271st ($424 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 5583rd and 1465th 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	$3.97	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471