Cairo vs Casablanca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Casablanca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$898
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2086
🏠 One person rent	$162	$432
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$506
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	83	33
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	9.61M	3.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Casablanca. Cities ranked 8926th and 6142nd ($424 vs $898) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Morocco, respectively. Check Egypt vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Casablanca. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Casablanca ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5583rd and 5236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Casablanca

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	Cairo	Casablanca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$4663

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$667
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$639
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$747
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$531
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$512
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$415
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$550
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$498
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$502
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$651
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$710
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$535
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$605
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1256
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1221
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$938
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1454
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1446
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1163
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1252
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1430
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$2047
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1455
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$522
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1436
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$534
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1337
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1556
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1229
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1395
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2180