Cairo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$1327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$3027
🏠 One person rent	$193	$691
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$1622
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	27
😀 Quality of life	59	74
🏙️ Population	9.61M	673K

The cost of living in Cairo is 59% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8130th and 4103rd ($549 vs $1327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 50th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zaragoza ranked 32nd in Spain, while ranked 5556th and 1412th 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	$5.45	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$518
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$1289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$73.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$4398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$2390
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$44
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$79.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$7028

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1112
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1260
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1023
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1340
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1142
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1234
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1148
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1353
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1364
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1128
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1362
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1384
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1139
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1530
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1147
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1360
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1718
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1334
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1593
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1076
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1262
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1409
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1241
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1421
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1109
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1437
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1501
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1443
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1562
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1404
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219