Cairo vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$190
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$798
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
9.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7755th ($483 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 5501st and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Foshan

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Cairo Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$22953

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679