Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Luxor Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Luxor

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 27.7% more expensive than Luxor without rent, and 13.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 2% cheaper than Luxor without rent, and 16.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.99 E£199

$4.04 E£201

-1.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.14 E£1,004

$15.91 E£793

26.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.01 E£250

$3.50 E£175

43.14%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£77.6

$1.22 E£61.1

27.87%

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

$0.34 E£16.89

$0.31 E£15.51

9.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.07

$0.13 E£6.60

7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 E£70.7

$1.92 E£95.9

-26.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 E£133

$2.71 E£135

-1.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£43.97

$0.87 E£43.59

1.15%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 E£29.91

$0.61 E£30.26

-1.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£36.72

$0.65 E£32.57

13.85%

Eggs

$1.46 E£73.0

$2.14 E£107

-31.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.31 E£165

$3.55 E£177

-6.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.30 E£214

$6.67 E£333

-35.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.76 E£437

$9.67 E£482

-9.41%

Apples (1kg)

$1.50 E£74.8

$1.38 E£68.9

8.70%

Banana (1kg)

$0.57 E£28.27

$0.31 E£15.64

83.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.50 E£25.05

$0.39 E£19.55

28.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 E£20.46

$0.47 E£23.49

-12.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 E£24.67

$0.46 E£22.75

6.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 E£19.94

$0.59 E£29.24

-32.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.96

$0.28 E£13.76

-21.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£11.07

$0.22 E£10.83

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 E£97.2

$1.57 E£78.2

24.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.09 E£403

$7.65 E£382

5.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£61.3

$1.21 E£60.2

1.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 E£84.4

$1.83 E£91.3

-7.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.51

$0.18 E£9.15

72.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£300

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$0.41 E£20.64

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.44

$0.19 E£9.37

52.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.00 E£49.90

$1.96 E£97.6

-48.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 E£16.73

$0.25 E£12.48

36.00%

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

$35.3K E£1.8M

$17.8K E£885.2K

99.04%

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

$30.5K E£1.5M

$19.8K E£985.3K

54.26%

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

$25.93 E£1,293

$26.40 E£1,316

-1.78%

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

$8.11 E£405

$2.91 E£145

178.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.42 E£619

$6.51 E£325

90.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.97 E£796

$22.35 E£1,115

-28.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.99 E£349

Cinema Ticket

$3.52 E£175

$3.51 E£175

0.28%

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

$91.4 E£4,556

$98.0 E£4,885

-6.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,959 E£97.7K

$600 E£29.9K

226.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.57 E£1,574

$11.23 E£560

181.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.46 E£2,217

$19.79 E£987

124.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 E£5,260

$108 E£5,384

-2.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.0 E£2,942

$49.58 E£2,472

19.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$208 E£10.4K

$187 E£9,301

11.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$134 E£6,668

$101 E£5,030

32.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$414 E£20.6K

$307 E£15.3K

34.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 E£12.5K

$179 E£8,909

40.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$926 E£46.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$476 E£23.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$180 E£8,957

$72.1 E£3,596

149.05%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Luxor: March 2, 2026

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