Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Hurghada Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Hurghada

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 1.1% cheaper than Hurghada without rent, and 0.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 16.5% cheaper than Hurghada without rent, and 21.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$3.9 E£194

3.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$39.65 E£1,972

-49.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$5.76 E£286

-16.32%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.67 E£83.2

-11.38%

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$0.38 E£18.71

-13.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.15 E£7.5

-13.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$1.92 E£95.6

-26.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$2.6 E£129

4.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$0.97 E£48.01

-5.15%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$0.61 E£30.56

-3.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$1.02 E£50.5

-28.43%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$2.17 E£108

-31.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$3.54 E£176

-7.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$6.44 E£320

-32.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$9.71 E£483

-11.84%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$1.32 E£65.7

13.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$0.44 E£21.63

27.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$0.4 E£19.75

25.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$0.6 E£29.85

-30.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$0.46 E£22.84

2.17%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$0.58 E£28.87

-31.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.3 E£15.07

-26.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.19 E£9.6

5.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$1.95 E£97.1

-0.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$7.68 E£382

10.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.25 E£62.3

3.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$1.83 E£91.2

-3.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.11 E£5.38

181.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$0.42 E£20.74

-2.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$0.23 E£11.39

26.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$1.93 E£95.9

-49.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$0.36 E£17.74

-13.89%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$17.3K E£858.6K

110.04%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$33.1K E£1.6M

-8.15%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$25.82 E£1,284

-0.12%

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

$8.13 E£404

$8.31 E£413

-2.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$12.5 E£621

-1.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$27.45 E£1,365

-42.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

$7.04 E£350

-4.97%

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$3.51 E£174

-1.14%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$97.5 E£4,848

-5.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$595 E£29.6K

238.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$11.31 E£562

185.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$20.09 E£999

117.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$109 E£5,420

-1.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$49.88 E£2,480

15.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$265 E£13.2K

-22.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$132 E£6,546

-0.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$256 E£12.7K

64.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$447 E£22.2K

-43.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$515 E£25.6K

67.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$556 E£27.6K

-5.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$210 E£10.5K

-9.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

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

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hurghada: October 27, 2025

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