Cairo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$162
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 36% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8926th and 7185th ($424 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5583rd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chongqing

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Cairo Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556