Cairo vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1622
🏠 One person rent
$193
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$410
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.07M

The cost of living in Cairo is 10% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 8130th and 7549th ($549 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 272nd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Changchun ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5556th and 5930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Changchun

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Cairo Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.42
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$9.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$280
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14481

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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 Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$595
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$607
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$565
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$585
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$560
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$555
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$640
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$541
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$646
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$610
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$543
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$561
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$586
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$536
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$595
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$648
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$524
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$758
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$557
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$551
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$673
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$449
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$566
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$597
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$661
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$592
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$529
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$486
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$628
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$510
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$643
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$515
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$502
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$702
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$517
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$573
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$692
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$560