Cairo vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$2332
🏠 One person rent	$193	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$195
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	54
😀 Quality of life	59	41
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 44% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 8130th and 5499th ($549 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Venezuela, respectively. Check Egypt vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 5556th and 7028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Caracas

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	Cairo	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$14.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$21.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	28.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$81.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$3515

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692