Cost of living in Cairo 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Cairo, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
13.9
86% cheaper than New York
CairoUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 11,405 EGP $219
1-bed apartment, outside centre 8,711 EGP $167
3-bed apartment, centre 24,652 EGP $473
Room in shared flat 4,356 EGP $84
Buy price per m2 44,688 EGP $858
Living cost excl. rent 19,534 EGP $375
Typical net salary 13,793 EGP $265
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.