Cairo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$193
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
59
71
🏙️ Population
9.61M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 7% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8130th and 7769th ($549 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5556th and 2370th 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
$5.45
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$16599

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611