Cairo vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$201
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
9.8M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 35% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8680th and 6835th ($506 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 Guangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5610th and 2285th 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
$4.85
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$16938

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694