Cairo vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$154
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 32% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7543rd ($417 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 199th 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 Foshan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5545th and 2601st 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
$3.9
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$18096

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CairoFoshan

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60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
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62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642