Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 56.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 76.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 59.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 73.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$16.09 €13.89

-75.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$64.1 €55.3

-68.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$10.28 €8.88

-53.11%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$2.78 €2.4

-46.76%

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$2.23 €1.92

-85.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$1.57 €1.35

-91.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$3.41 €2.95

-58.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$3.82 €3.3

-29.06%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$1.14 €0.98

-19.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$1.73 €1.49

-65.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$1.67 €1.44

-56.29%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$3.13 €2.7

-52.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$13.31 €11.5

-75.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$7.99 €6.9

-45.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$15.97 €13.79

-46.40%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$2.28 €1.97

-34.21%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$1.7 €1.47

-67.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$2.04 €1.76

-75.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$2.55 €2.2

-83.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$1.76 €1.52

-73.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$2.05 €1.77

-80.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$1.98 €1.71

-88.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.81 €0.7

-75.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$6.59 €5.69

-70.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$5.87 €5.07

44.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.33 €1.15

-3.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$2.92 €2.52

-39.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$2.27 €1.96

-86.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

$46.15 €39.85

-86.52%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$4.23 €3.66

-90.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$0.86 €0.75

-66.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$18.68 €16.13

-94.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$2.09 €1.81

-85.17%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$34.5K €29.8K

5.09%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$39.6K €34.2K

-23.30%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$148 €128

-82.61%

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

$8.13 E£404

$20.98 €18.11

-61.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$39.65 €34.24

-68.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$47.92 €41.37

-67.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

$18.57 €16.03

-63.97%

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$9.38 €8.1

-63.01%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$607 €524

-84.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$16.1K €13.9K

-87.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$104 €90.1

-69.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$41.09 €35.48

6.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$92.7 €80

16.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$119 €102

-51.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$1,592 €1,375

-87.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$1,262 €1,090

-89.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$3,046 €2,630

-86.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$2,069 €1,787

-87.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$7,280 €6,286

-88.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$4,549 €3,928

-88.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$1,462 €1,263

-87.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

3.81

337.53%

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

Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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