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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 3.8% cheaper than Luxor without rent, and 12.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 26.3% more expensive than Luxor without rent, and 12.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 E£207

$3.98 E£206

0.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 E£1,005

$15.72 E£814

23.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£261

$3.54 E£183

42.37%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£80.8

$1.16 E£59.9

34.48%

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

$0.37 E£18.97

$0.31 E£16.26

19.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.08

$0.13 E£6.98

7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£72.5

$2.01 E£104

-30.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 E£144

$2.71 E£140

2.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£45.49

$0.91 E£47.04

-3.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£33.04

$0.62 E£32.09

3.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 E£38.61

$0.67 E£34.58

11.94%

Eggs

$1.47 E£76.1

$2.07 E£107

-28.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 E£176

$3.53 E£183

-3.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 E£217

$6.62 E£343

-36.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 E£451

$10.15 E£526

-14.19%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 E£77.4

$1.39 E£72.0

7.19%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.90

$0.29 E£14.80

93.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£26.60

$0.43 E£22.22

18.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£20.18

$0.47 E£24.46

-17.02%

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£23.91

$0.47 E£24.28

-2.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£22.72

$0.54 E£28.16

-18.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£12.50

$0.30 E£15.67

-20.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£8.99

$0.18 E£9.19

-5.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 E£105

$1.54 E£79.8

31.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 E£392

$7.49 E£388

1.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£63.7

$1.23 E£63.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 E£88.2

$1.79 E£92.5

-5.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£14.93

$0.20 E£10.54

45.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£311

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.77

$0.42 E£21.65

-9.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£16.22

$0.18 E£9.48

72.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 E£52.3

$2.04 E£105

-50.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£17.12

$0.25 E£13.02

32.00%

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

$35.7K E£1.8M

$17.5K E£904.5K

104.22%

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

$30.9K E£1.6M

$19.7K E£1.0M

57.48%

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

$25.37 E£1,314

$26.20 E£1,357

-3.17%

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

$8.10 E£420

$3.01 E£156

169.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£648

$6.38 E£331

96.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.94 E£826

$22.08 E£1,144

-27.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.67 E£346

Cinema Ticket

$3.64 E£189

$3.36 E£174

8.33%

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

$93.2 E£4,826

$96.5 E£4,999

-3.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,961 E£101.6K

$598 E£31.0K

227.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.83 E£1,649

$11.47 E£594

177.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 E£2,251

$19.88 E£1,030

118.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 E£5,453

$109 E£5,640

-3.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 E£3,093

$50.4 E£2,612

18.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£10.9K

$190 E£9,822

10.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,797

$100 E£5,194

30.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£21.6K

$304 E£15.8K

36.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 E£13.2K

$180 E£9,335

41.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$894 E£46.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 E£26.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 E£8,698

$64.8 E£3,359

158.98%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Luxor: April 12, 2026

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