Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Cairo Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Cairo

🙂 Solo nomad: New Cairo is 9% cheaper than Cairo without rent, and 29.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: New Cairo is 13% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 14.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.99 E£199

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.83 E£989

$20.14 E£1,004

-1.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.83 E£241

$5.01 E£250

-3.59%

Cappuccino

$1.55 E£77.5

$1.56 E£77.6

-0.64%

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

$0.37 E£18.31

$0.34 E£16.89

8.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£6.98

$0.14 E£7.07

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 E£67.6

$1.42 E£70.7

-4.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 E£136

$2.67 E£133

2.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 E£44.47

$0.88 E£43.97

1.14%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 E£29.48

$0.60 E£29.91

-1.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£36.98

$0.74 E£36.72

Eggs

$1.53 E£76.4

$1.46 E£73.0

4.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.92 E£196

$3.31 E£165

18.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.36 E£218

$4.30 E£214

1.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.92 E£445

$8.76 E£437

1.83%

Apples (1kg)

$1.53 E£76.1

$1.50 E£74.8

2.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£30.33

$0.57 E£28.27

7.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.63

$0.50 E£25.05

-6.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£19.22

$0.41 E£20.46

-4.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£23.28

$0.49 E£24.67

-4.08%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£21.97

$0.40 E£19.94

10.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.94

$0.22 E£10.96

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£8.55

$0.22 E£11.07

-22.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.97 E£98.2

$1.95 E£97.2

1.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.13 E£455

$8.09 E£403

12.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 E£62.9

$1.23 E£61.3

2.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 E£92.9

$1.69 E£84.4

10.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 E£10.23

$0.31 E£15.51

-32.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£300

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.17

$0.41 E£20.56

-7.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£15.63

$0.29 E£14.44

6.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 E£101

$1.00 E£49.90

103.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£16.47

$0.34 E£16.73

-2.94%

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

$36.2K E£1.8M

$35.3K E£1.8M

2.32%

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

$32.7K E£1.6M

$30.5K E£1.5M

7.43%

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

$25.44 E£1,268

$25.93 E£1,293

-1.89%

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

$7.04 E£351

$8.11 E£405

-13.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.38 E£568

$12.42 E£619

-8.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.76 E£1,284

$15.97 E£796

61.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.50 E£324

$6.99 E£349

-7.01%

Cinema Ticket

$3.55 E£177

$3.52 E£175

0.85%

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

$91.9 E£4,580

$91.4 E£4,556

0.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,022 E£100.8K

$1,959 E£97.7K

3.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.54 E£1,573

$31.57 E£1,574

-0.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.19 E£2,453

$44.46 E£2,217

10.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 E£5,418

$106 E£5,260

3.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.73 E£2,480

$59.0 E£2,942

-15.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$344 E£17.2K

$208 E£10.4K

65.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 E£14.1K

$134 E£6,668

110.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$519 E£25.9K

$414 E£20.6K

25.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£20.7K

$250 E£12.5K

66.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,002 E£49.9K

$926 E£46.2K

8.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$767 E£38.2K

$476 E£23.8K

60.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$183 E£9,130

$180 E£8,957

1.93%

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 New Cairo: March 1, 2026

Last update for Cairo: March 3, 2026

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