Cairo vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$190
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
9.8M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8753rd and 6854th ($483 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5501st and 1149th 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
$4.87
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711