Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and El Mahalla El Kubra Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and El Mahalla El Kubra

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 30.1% more expensive than El Mahalla El Kubra without rent, and 21.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 5.5% more expensive than El Mahalla El Kubra without rent, and 25.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.99 E£200

$3.61 E£181

10.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.14 E£1,011

$13.57 E£681

48.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.01 E£251

$3.99 E£200

25.56%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£78.1

$0.95 E£47.53

64.21%

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

$0.34 E£16.99

$0.31 E£15.74

9.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.11

$0.11 E£5.72

27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 E£71.2

$1.18 E£59.2

20.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 E£134

$2.99 E£150

-10.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£44.24

$0.86 E£43.24

2.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 E£30.09

$0.29 E£14.47

106.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£36.94

$0.55 E£27.53

34.55%

Eggs

$1.46 E£73.5

$1.39 E£69.8

5.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.31 E£166

$2.54 E£127

30.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.30 E£216

$4.31 E£216

-0.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.76 E£440

$7.18 E£360

22.01%

Apples (1kg)

$1.50 E£75.2

$1.30 E£65.0

15.38%

Banana (1kg)

$0.57 E£28.44

$0.55 E£27.58

3.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.50 E£25.21

$0.43 E£21.47

16.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 E£20.58

$0.27 E£13.68

51.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 E£24.82

$0.35 E£17.72

40.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 E£20.07

$0.43 E£21.82

-6.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£11.03

$0.24 E£12.10

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£11.14

$0.19 E£9.47

15.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 E£97.8

$1.89 E£95.0

3.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.09 E£406

$4.96 E£249

63.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£61.7

$1.34 E£67.5

-8.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 E£85.0

$2.55 E£128

-33.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.61

$0.20 E£10.10

55.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£302

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.69

$0.38 E£19.14

7.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.53

$0.09 E£4.70

222.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.00 E£50.2

$1.02 E£51.4

-1.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 E£16.84

$0.32 E£16.18

6.25%

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

$35.3K E£1.8M

$35.0K E£1.8M

0.98%

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

$30.5K E£1.5M

$33.6K E£1.7M

-9.37%

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

$25.93 E£1,301

$11.52 E£578

125.09%

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

$8.11 E£407

$5.54 E£278

46.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.42 E£623

$10.04 E£504

23.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.97 E£801

$22.18 E£1,113

-28.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.99 E£351

Cinema Ticket

$3.52 E£177

$2.90 E£146

21.38%

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

$91.4 E£4,584

$33.03 E£1,657

176.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,959 E£98.3K

$1,859 E£93.3K

5.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.57 E£1,584

$17.48 E£877

80.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.46 E£2,231

$42.06 E£2,110

5.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 E£5,293

$109 E£5,461

-3.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.0 E£2,960

$50.1 E£2,512

17.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$208 E£10.4K

$193 E£9,685

7.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$134 E£6,709

$101 E£5,045

32.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$414 E£20.8K

$305 E£15.3K

35.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 E£12.6K

$175 E£8,790

42.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$926 E£46.4K

$750 E£37.7K

23.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$476 E£23.9K

$478 E£24.0K

-0.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$180 E£9,013

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for El Mahalla El Kubra: March 2, 2026

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