Cairo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$189
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$914
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
87
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
9.61M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 16% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8185th ($473 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5895th and 2237th 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
$4.18
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$23821

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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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537