Cairo vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$162
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
9.61M
10.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 37% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8926th and 7055th ($424 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 115th 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 18th in China, while ranked 5583rd and 3115th 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
$3.97
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$21927

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623