Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Alexandria Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Alexandria

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 2.1% cheaper than Alexandria without rent, and 20.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 5.2% more expensive than Alexandria without rent, and 16.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 E£188

$3.61 E£171

10.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.07 E£949

$16.05 E£759

25.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 E£235

$4.52 E£214

9.73%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£73.6

$1.45 E£68.6

7.59%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 E£17.05

$0.31 E£14.77

16.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 E£7.27

$0.10 E£4.74

50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£66.2

$1.16 E£54.9

20.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 E£129

$2.88 E£136

-5.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£41.51

$0.82 E£38.61

7.32%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£30.07

$0.75 E£35.25

-14.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£35.05

$0.71 E£33.34

4.23%

Eggs

$1.54 E£73.0

$1.40 E£66.1

10.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 E£162

$3.89 E£184

-11.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 E£196

$4.43 E£209

-6.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 E£417

$9.58 E£453

-7.93%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 E£71.4

$1.42 E£67.0

6.34%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.78

$0.55 E£25.99

10.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.40

$0.42 E£19.99

11.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.38 E£18.04

$0.39 E£18.59

-2.56%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.02

$0.38 E£17.94

23.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.60

$0.41 E£19.35

7.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.39

$0.22 E£10.40

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£10.48

$0.17 E£8.08

29.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£91.7

$2.00 E£94.4

-3.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.30 E£392

$6.46 E£306

28.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 E£57.4

$1.42 E£67.0

-14.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£83.3

$2.68 E£127

-34.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£14.69

$0.14 E£6.79

121.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.23 E£294

$14.09 E£666

-55.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.46

$0.56 E£26.41

-26.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.65

$0.43 E£20.23

-32.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 E£48.48

$1.96 E£92.5

-47.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.47

$0.33 E£15.72

-6.06%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.3K E£1.7M

0.15%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.3K E£1.4M

$33.3K E£1.6M

-9.19%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$25.48 E£1,205

$11.46 E£542

122.34%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.37 E£396

$5.65 E£267

48.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£592

$10.17 E£481

23.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 E£742

$13.34 E£631

17.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 E£314

$6.84 E£323

-2.78%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 E£167

$2.99 E£141

18.06%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$91.8 E£4,342

$90.2 E£4,263

1.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,000 E£94.5K

$1,874 E£88.6K

6.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.33 E£1,482

$27.96 E£1,322

12.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.18 E£2,136

$49.47 E£2,339

-8.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,058

$109 E£5,156

-1.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.4 E£2,761

$51.0 E£2,413

14.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 E£9,671

$108 E£5,116

89.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,293

$67.3 E£3,180

97.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 E£20.2K

$241 E£11.4K

76.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 E£11.9K

$134 E£6,345

87.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$871 E£41.2K

$735 E£34.8K

18.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$500 E£23.6K

$486 E£23.0K

2.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$201 E£9,480

$131 E£6,190

53.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

-1.94%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cairo: January 11, 2026

Last update for Alexandria: January 12, 2026

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