Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Sohag Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Sohag

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 2.7% cheaper than Sohag without rent, and 14.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 18.4% more expensive than Sohag without rent, and 18.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 E£207

$3.52 E£183

13.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 E£1,005

$15.79 E£818

22.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£261

$4.69 E£243

7.46%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£80.8

$1.46 E£75.4

6.85%

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

$0.37 E£18.98

$0.31 E£16.24

19.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.08

$0.10 E£4.94

40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£72.6

$1.22 E£63.4

14.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 E£144

$2.93 E£152

-5.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£45.50

$0.88 E£45.62

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£33.05

$0.63 E£32.49

1.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 E£38.62

$0.57 E£29.34

31.58%

Eggs

$1.47 E£76.1

$1.51 E£78.1

-2.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 E£176

$3.43 E£178

-0.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 E£217

$3.32 E£172

26.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 E£451

$8.10 E£420

7.53%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 E£77.4

$1.42 E£73.7

4.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.91

$0.58 E£30.28

-3.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£26.61

$0.39 E£20.23

30.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£20.19

$0.39 E£20.27

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£23.92

$0.41 E£21.05

12.20%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£22.72

$0.43 E£22.49

2.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£12.50

$0.24 E£12.44

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£9.00

$0.22 E£11.21

-22.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 E£105

$1.94 E£100

4.12%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 E£392

$4.74 E£245

59.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£63.7

$1.36 E£70.4

-9.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 E£88.2

$1.88 E£97.3

-9.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£14.94

$0.19 E£9.99

52.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£311

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.77

$0.42 E£21.50

-9.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£16.22

$0.31 E£16.17

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 E£52.3

$1.93 E£99.8

-47.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£17.12

$0.31 E£16.00

6.45%

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

$35.7K E£1.8M

$36.1K E£1.9M

-1.25%

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

$30.9K E£1.6M

$33.2K E£1.7M

-6.69%

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

$25.37 E£1,315

$18.46 E£956

37.43%

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

$8.10 E£420

$5.85 E£303

38.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£648

$8.34 E£432

50.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.94 E£826

$22.58 E£1,170

-29.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.67 E£346

Cinema Ticket

$3.64 E£189

$2.88 E£149

26.39%

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

$93.2 E£4,827

$90.2 E£4,671

3.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,961 E£101.6K

$1,866 E£96.7K

5.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.83 E£1,649

$28.07 E£1,454

13.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 E£2,251

$48.14 E£2,494

-9.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 E£5,454

$108 E£5,570

-2.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 E£3,094

$50.7 E£2,626

17.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£10.9K

$186 E£9,652

12.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,798

$99.9 E£5,174

31.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£21.6K

$311 E£16.1K

33.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 E£13.2K

$178 E£9,246

42.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$894 E£46.3K

$768 E£39.8K

16.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 E£26.1K

$397 E£20.6K

26.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 E£8,700

$130 E£6,715

29.56%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Sohag: April 13, 2026

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