Cairo vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$631
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1860
🏠 One person rent
$190
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1102
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
76
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
9.8M
32.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7730th ($483 vs $631) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5501st 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
$4.87
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$61
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$24949

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560