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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 3.6% cheaper than Qena without rent, and 5.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 11.3% more expensive than Qena without rent, and 11.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 E£207

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 E£1,005

$15.76 E£817

23.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£261

$5.90 E£306

-14.58%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£80.8

$1.65 E£85.6

-5.45%

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

$0.37 E£18.98

$0.35 E£18.11

5.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.08

$0.13 E£6.70

7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£72.6

$2.03 E£105

-31.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 E£144

$2.70 E£140

2.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£45.50

$0.95 E£49.15

-7.37%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£33.05

$0.62 E£32.08

3.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 E£38.62

$0.70 E£36.31

7.14%

Eggs

$1.47 E£76.1

$2.10 E£109

-30.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 E£176

$3.55 E£184

-4.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 E£217

$6.46 E£335

-35.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 E£451

$9.80 E£508

-11.12%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 E£77.4

$1.38 E£71.7

7.97%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.91

$0.44 E£22.59

27.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£26.61

$0.43 E£22.21

18.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£20.19

$0.58 E£29.84

-32.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£23.92

$0.50 E£25.66

-8.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£22.72

$0.54 E£28.15

-18.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£12.50

$0.28 E£14.45

-14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£9.00

$0.21 E£11.05

-19.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 E£105

$1.93 E£99.8

4.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 E£392

$7.17 E£372

5.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£63.7

$1.22 E£63.1

0.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 E£88.2

$1.78 E£92.1

-4.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£14.94

$0.20 E£10.14

45.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£311

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.77

$0.39 E£20.17

-2.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£16.22

$0.14 E£7.50

121.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 E£52.3

$2.00 E£104

-49.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£17.12

$0.35 E£18.33

-5.71%

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

$35.7K E£1.8M

$17.5K E£908.3K

103.42%

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

$30.9K E£1.6M

$33.7K E£1.7M

-8.20%

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

$25.37 E£1,315

$26.65 E£1,380

-4.80%

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

$8.10 E£420

$6.39 E£331

26.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£648

$12.87 E£667

-2.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.94 E£826

$21.98 E£1,139

-27.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.67 E£346

Cinema Ticket

$3.64 E£189

$3.36 E£174

8.33%

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

$93.2 E£4,827

$100 E£5,186

-6.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,961 E£101.6K

$595 E£30.8K

229.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.83 E£1,649

$11.25 E£583

182.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 E£2,251

$20.02 E£1,037

117.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 E£5,454

$109 E£5,626

-3.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 E£3,094

$49.81 E£2,581

19.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£10.9K

$187 E£9,685

12.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,798

$100 E£5,190

31.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£21.6K

$315 E£16.3K

32.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 E£13.2K

$181 E£9,360

40.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$894 E£46.3K

$777 E£40.2K

15.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 E£26.1K

$337 E£17.5K

49.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 E£8,700

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 Qena: April 12, 2026

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