Cairo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$189
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$752
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
84
69
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 29% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7341st ($473 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5895th and 3389th 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
$4.18
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$21416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598