Cairo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$201
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$777
😷 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 24% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8680th and 7469th ($506 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 89th 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 5610th and 3662nd 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
$4.85
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608