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

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 25.1% more expensive than Luxor without rent, and 13.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 3% cheaper than Luxor without rent, and 1.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$3.99 E£198

0.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$39.8 E£1,979

-49.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$3.51 E£175

37.32%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.17 E£58.2

26.50%

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$0.29 E£14.23

13.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.13 E£6.49

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$1.96 E£97.5

-28.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$2.64 E£131

2.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$0.87 E£43.27

5.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$0.58 E£28.65

1.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$0.71 E£35.48

2.82%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$2.07 E£103

-28.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$3.59 E£178

-8.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$6.64 E£330

-34.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$9.82 E£488

-12.83%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$1.34 E£66.6

11.94%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$0.31 E£15.54

80.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$0.43 E£21.2

16.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$0.51 E£25.12

-17.65%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$0.46 E£22.88

2.17%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$0.54 E£27

-25.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.3 E£15.09

-26.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.2 E£9.79

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$1.57 E£78

23.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$7.68 E£382

10.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.27 E£63.3

1.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$1.79 E£88.8

-1.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.21 E£10.21

47.62%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$0.38 E£19

7.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$0.23 E£11.23

26.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$2.01 E£100

-51.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$0.25 E£12.49

24.00%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$17.9K E£888.1K

103.07%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$20K E£992.6K

52.31%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$26.6 E£1,322

-3.05%

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

$8.13 E£404

$2.87 E£143

183.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$6.23 E£310

97.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$22.4 E£1,114

-29.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$3.52 E£175

-1.42%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$96.5 E£4,799

-4.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$586 E£29.1K

243.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$11.3 E£562

185.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$19.87 E£988

120.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$109 E£5,437

-1.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$51 E£2,536

12.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$189 E£9,392

9.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$101 E£5,014

30.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$307 E£15.3K

36.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$179 E£8,886

41.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$887 E£44.1K

-2.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$531 E£26.4K

-1.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

$74.4 E£3,699

155.32%

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 Luxor: October 27, 2025

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