Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Qalyub Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Qalyub

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 0.7% cheaper than Qalyub without rent, and 15.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 3.4% cheaper than Qalyub without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.02 E£200

$3.49 E£174

15.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 E£998

$16.07 E£799

24.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.82 E£240

$4.59 E£228

5.01%

Cappuccino

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.48 E£73.6

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

$0.33 E£16.54

$0.31 E£15.5

6.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.29

$0.11 E£5.65

18.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£70.2

$1.25 E£62

12.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 E£135

$2.81 E£140

-3.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 E£45.75

$0.86 E£42.98

6.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.22

$0.59 E£29.32

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.73 E£36.2

$0.65 E£32.21

12.31%

Eggs

$1.48 E£73.7

$1.4 E£69.5

5.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.27 E£163

$3.33 E£166

-1.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.34 E£216

$4.17 E£207

4.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.56 E£426

$8.72 E£433

-1.83%

Apples (1kg)

$1.5 E£74.6

$1.42 E£70.4

5.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.01

$0.58 E£28.88

-3.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 E£25.1

$0.43 E£21.36

16.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 E£20.71

$0.36 E£18.06

16.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.35

$0.38 E£18.89

23.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 E£20.1

$0.44 E£21.7

-9.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.24 E£11.94

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.2 E£10.13

$0.18 E£9.04

11.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£96.6

$2.02 E£101

-3.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 E£421

$6.51 E£324

30.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 E£64

$1.22 E£60.6

5.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£87.7

$1.77 E£87.9

-0.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.16 E£7.86

93.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.22 E£309

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.56

$0.42 E£20.67

-2.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.19

$0.31 E£15.6

-6.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.97 E£48.36

$0.96 E£47.69

1.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.27

$0.33 E£16.45

-6.06%

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

$36.3K E£1.8M

$35.5K E£1.8M

2.22%

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

$30.4K E£1.5M

$30.3K E£1.5M

0.44%

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

$25.79 E£1,283

$11.29 E£561

128.43%

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

$8.13 E£404

$5.65 E£281

43.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.31 E£612

$10.2 E£507

20.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.75 E£783

$22.08 E£1,098

-28.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 E£333

Cinema Ticket

$3.47 E£172

$2.98 E£148

16.44%

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

$91.9 E£4,569

$87.6 E£4,355

4.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,013 E£100.1K

$1,880 E£93.5K

7.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.24 E£1,603

$27.45 E£1,365

17.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.75 E£2,175

$44.52 E£2,213

-1.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,360

$108 E£5,389

-0.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$57.6 E£2,864

$49.59 E£2,466

16.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$206 E£10.2K

$191 E£9,505

7.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,524

$101 E£5,029

29.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$421 E£20.9K

$309 E£15.4K

36.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 E£12.6K

$180 E£8,929

40.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$862 E£42.9K

$964 E£47.9K

-10.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$524 E£26K

$420 E£20.9K

24.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 E£9,443

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 Qalyub: October 29, 2025

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