Cairo vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$193
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
9.61M
20.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 15% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8130th and 7269th ($549 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 196th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5556th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chengdu

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Cairo Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$18347

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587