Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Mansoura Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Mansoura

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 20.1% more expensive than Mansoura without rent, and 35.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 29.1% more expensive than Mansoura without rent, and 37% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 E£207

$3.61 E£187

10.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 E£1,005

$13.66 E£707

42.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£261

$3.91 E£203

28.90%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£80.8

$0.88 E£45.50

77.27%

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

$0.37 E£18.97

$0.29 E£14.92

27.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.08

$0.11 E£5.45

27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£72.5

$1.17 E£60.7

19.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 E£144

$2.90 E£150

-4.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£45.49

$0.84 E£43.57

4.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£33.04

$0.31 E£16.25

106.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 E£38.61

$0.54 E£27.90

38.89%

Eggs

$1.47 E£76.1

$1.41 E£72.9

4.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 E£176

$2.52 E£131

34.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 E£217

$4.18 E£216

0.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 E£451

$7.36 E£381

18.34%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 E£77.4

$1.34 E£69.6

11.19%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.90

$0.54 E£27.81

3.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£26.60

$0.43 E£22.07

18.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£20.18

$0.27 E£14.14

44.44%

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£23.91

$0.33 E£17.00

39.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£22.72

$0.40 E£20.83

10.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£12.50

$0.22 E£11.34

9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£8.99

$0.19 E£9.71

-10.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 E£105

$1.95 E£101

3.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 E£392

$4.64 E£240

63.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£63.7

$1.41 E£73.1

-12.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 E£88.2

$2.61 E£135

-34.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£14.93

$0.07 E£3.39

314.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£311

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.77

$0.41 E£21.40

-7.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£16.22

$0.36 E£18.41

-13.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 E£52.3

$0.95 E£49.01

6.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£17.12

$0.30 E£15.37

10.00%

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

$35.7K E£1.8M

-0.06%

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

$30.9K E£1.6M

$33.3K E£1.7M

-7.18%

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

$25.37 E£1,314

$11.52 E£597

120.23%

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

$8.10 E£420

$5.72 E£297

41.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£648

$10.08 E£522

24.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.94 E£826

$9.42 E£488

69.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.67 E£346

$2.91 E£151

129.21%

Cinema Ticket

$3.64 E£189

$3.00 E£155

21.33%

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

$93.2 E£4,826

$32.50 E£1,684

186.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,961 E£101.6K

$1,816 E£94.1K

7.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.83 E£1,649

$17.95 E£930

77.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 E£2,251

$42.50 E£2,201

2.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 E£5,453

$109 E£5,654

-3.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 E£3,093

$50.4 E£2,613

18.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£10.9K

$110 E£5,721

90.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,797

$57.1 E£2,959

129.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£21.6K

$289 E£14.9K

44.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 E£13.2K

$101 E£5,244

151.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$894 E£46.3K

$1,386 E£71.8K

-35.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 E£26.1K

$394 E£20.4K

27.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 E£8,698

$93.3 E£4,834

79.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

-1.94%

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

Last update for Cairo: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mansoura: April 14, 2026

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