Cairo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$193
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
59
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8130th and 6733rd ($549 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5556th and 2233rd 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
$5.45
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$27785

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Cities near Cairo

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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548