Cairo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$5035
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	69
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	385K

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 8926th and 497th ($424 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 439th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tampa

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	Cairo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369