Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Nasr City Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Nasr City

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 10.8% cheaper than Nasr City without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 4.6% more expensive than Nasr City without rent, and 17.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 E£207

$3.54 E£183

12.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 E£1,005

$15.97 E£827

21.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£261

$5.57 E£289

-9.52%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£80.8

$1.49 E£77.0

4.70%

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

$0.37 E£18.98

$0.29 E£14.77

27.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.08

$0.10 E£5.33

40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£72.6

$1.15 E£59.8

21.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 E£144

$3.05 E£158

-9.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£45.50

$0.93 E£48.12

-5.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£33.05

$0.58 E£29.91

10.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 E£38.62

$0.67 E£34.66

11.94%

Eggs

$1.47 E£76.1

$1.41 E£73.0

4.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 E£176

$3.84 E£199

-11.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 E£217

$4.50 E£233

-6.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 E£451

$8.60 E£446

1.28%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 E£77.4

$1.47 E£76.3

1.36%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.91

$0.54 E£28.02

3.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£26.61

$0.39 E£20.21

30.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£20.19

$0.39 E£20.25

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£23.92

$0.38 E£19.52

21.05%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£22.72

$0.43 E£22.41

2.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£12.50

$0.21 E£11.05

14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£9.00

$0.19 E£9.75

-10.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 E£105

$1.85 E£96.1

9.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 E£392

$4.77 E£247

58.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£63.7

$1.25 E£64.6

-1.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 E£88.2

$1.86 E£96.4

-8.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£14.94

$0.15 E£7.95

93.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£311

$6.99 E£362

-14.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.77

$0.38 E£19.93

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£16.22

$0.18 E£9.53

72.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 E£52.3

$2.02 E£105

-50.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£17.12

$0.31 E£16.03

6.45%

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

$35.7K E£1.8M

$32.0K E£1.7M

11.29%

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

$30.9K E£1.6M

$32.6K E£1.7M

-5.06%

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

$25.37 E£1,315

$25.04 E£1,297

1.32%

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

$8.10 E£420

$5.89 E£305

37.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£648

$11.07 E£573

13.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.94 E£826

$23.44 E£1,214

-32.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.67 E£346

$2.00 E£104

233.50%

Cinema Ticket

$3.64 E£189

$2.90 E£150

25.52%

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

$93.2 E£4,827

$87.5 E£4,531

6.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,961 E£101.6K

$1,972 E£102.2K

-0.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.83 E£1,649

$27.12 E£1,405

17.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 E£2,251

$48.77 E£2,527

-10.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 E£5,454

$108 E£5,600

-2.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 E£3,094

$49.64 E£2,572

20.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£10.9K

$402 E£20.8K

-47.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,798

$98.0 E£5,079

33.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£21.6K

$255 E£13.2K

62.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 E£13.2K

$134 E£6,956

89.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$894 E£46.3K

$955 E£49.5K

-6.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 E£26.1K

$373 E£19.3K

35.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 E£8,700

$177 E£9,195

-5.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

66.70%

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

Last update for Cairo: April 13, 2026

Last update for Nasr City: April 11, 2026

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