Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Qena Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Qena

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 16.3% more expensive than Qena without rent, and 6.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 10.6% cheaper than Qena without rent, and 10.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.99 E£200

$4.01 E£201

-0.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.14 E£1,011

$15.76 E£791

27.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.01 E£251

$5.82 E£292

-13.92%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£78.1

$1.59 E£79.9

-1.89%

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

$0.34 E£16.99

$0.37 E£18.66

-8.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.11

$0.16 E£7.81

-12.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 E£71.2

$2.01 E£101

-29.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 E£134

$2.68 E£134

-0.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£44.24

$0.96 E£48.30

-8.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 E£30.09

$0.57 E£28.62

5.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£36.94

$0.69 E£34.70

7.25%

Eggs

$1.46 E£73.5

$2.17 E£109

-32.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.31 E£166

$3.47 E£174

-4.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.30 E£216

$6.57 E£330

-34.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.76 E£440

$9.75 E£489

-10.15%

Apples (1kg)

$1.50 E£75.2

$1.31 E£65.8

14.50%

Banana (1kg)

$0.57 E£28.44

$0.47 E£23.58

21.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.50 E£25.21

$0.42 E£21.11

19.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 E£20.58

$0.60 E£30.20

-31.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 E£24.82

$0.50 E£24.88

-2.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 E£20.07

$0.58 E£29.33

-31.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£11.03

$0.30 E£15.15

-26.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£11.14

$0.19 E£9.77

15.79%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.95 E£97.8

$1.96 E£98.6

-0.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.09 E£406

$7.66 E£384

5.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£61.7

$1.22 E£61.3

0.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.69 E£85.0

$1.75 E£87.7

-3.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£15.61

$0.17 E£8.49

82.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£302

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£20.69

$0.39 E£19.53

5.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.53

$0.15 E£7.58

93.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.00 E£50.2

$1.95 E£98.0

-48.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 E£16.84

$0.33 E£16.46

3.03%

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

$35.3K E£1.8M

$17.9K E£898.7K

97.26%

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

$30.5K E£1.5M

$33.4K E£1.7M

-8.75%

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

$25.93 E£1,301

$25.88 E£1,298

0.19%

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

$8.11 E£407

$6.24 E£313

29.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.42 E£623

$12.59 E£631

-1.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.97 E£801

$21.92 E£1,100

-27.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.99 E£351

Cinema Ticket

$3.52 E£177

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

$91.4 E£4,584

$99.2 E£4,975

-7.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,959 E£98.3K

$597 E£29.9K

228.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.57 E£1,584

$11.56 E£580

173.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.46 E£2,231

$19.51 E£979

127.88%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 E£5,293

$108 E£5,430

-2.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.0 E£2,960

$50.4 E£2,528

17.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$208 E£10.4K

$189 E£9,505

9.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$134 E£6,709

$98.3 E£4,932

36.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$414 E£20.8K

$306 E£15.4K

35.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 E£12.6K

$177 E£8,857

41.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$926 E£46.4K

$774 E£38.8K

19.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$476 E£23.9K

$410 E£20.6K

16.08%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$180 E£9,013

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Qena: March 1, 2026

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