Cairo vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$189
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$792
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
84
97
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
9.61M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6838th ($473 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5895th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Guangzhou

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Cairo Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677