Cairo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$190
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$847
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
9.8M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 30% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7308th ($483 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5501st and 3241st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dongguan

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Cairo Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$4.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$25442

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$785
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620