Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Mersa Matruh Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Mersa Matruh

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 6.5% more expensive than Mersa Matruh without rent, and 12.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 0.1% cheaper than Mersa Matruh without rent, and 13.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 E£188

$3.53 E£167

12.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.07 E£949

$15.79 E£746

27.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 E£235

$4.59 E£217

8.06%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£73.6

$1.50 E£70.7

4.00%

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

$0.36 E£17.05

$0.31 E£14.88

16.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 E£7.27

$0.11 E£5.18

36.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£66.2

$1.22 E£57.6

14.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 E£129

$3.01 E£142

-9.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£41.51

$0.79 E£37.38

11.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£30.07

$0.78 E£36.69

-17.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£35.05

$0.67 E£31.53

10.45%

Eggs

$1.54 E£73.0

$1.39 E£65.5

10.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 E£162

$3.98 E£188

-13.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 E£196

$4.31 E£204

-3.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 E£417

$9.62 E£455

-8.32%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 E£71.4

$1.42 E£67.4

6.34%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.78

$0.53 E£25.19

15.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.40

$0.39 E£18.57

20.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.38 E£18.04

$0.40 E£18.73

-5.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.02

$0.40 E£18.95

17.50%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.60

$0.40 E£18.94

10.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.39

$0.22 E£10.35

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£10.48

$0.17 E£7.83

29.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£91.7

$2.02 E£95.5

-3.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.30 E£392

$6.38 E£302

30.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 E£57.4

$1.34 E£63.6

-9.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£83.3

$2.60 E£123

-32.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£14.69

$0.19 E£9.16

63.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.23 E£294

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.46

$0.55 E£26.06

-25.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.65

$0.43 E£20.27

-32.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 E£48.48

$1.96 E£92.8

-47.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.47

$0.33 E£15.81

-6.06%

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

$35.3K E£1.7M

$35.8K E£1.7M

-1.34%

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

$30.3K E£1.4M

$33.1K E£1.6M

-8.71%

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

$25.48 E£1,205

$11.22 E£531

127.09%

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

$8.37 E£396

$5.57 E£263

50.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£592

$9.91 E£469

26.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 E£742

$22.61 E£1,069

-30.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 E£314

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 E£167

$2.98 E£141

18.46%

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

$91.8 E£4,342

$89.0 E£4,208

3.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,000 E£94.5K

$1,819 E£86.0K

9.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.33 E£1,482

$28.05 E£1,326

11.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.18 E£2,136

$48.10 E£2,274

-6.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,058

$109 E£5,153

-1.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.4 E£2,761

$50.7 E£2,397

15.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 E£9,671

$188 E£8,871

9.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,293

$97.9 E£4,627

36.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 E£20.2K

$309 E£14.6K

38.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 E£11.9K

$177 E£8,351

42.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$871 E£41.2K

$808 E£38.2K

7.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$500 E£23.6K

$439 E£20.8K

13.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$201 E£9,480

$106 E£4,997

89.71%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Mersa Matruh: January 13, 2026

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