Cairo vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$189
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
10M

The cost of living in Cairo is 20% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7882nd ($473 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 200th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 5895th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Changsha

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Cairo Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546