Cairo vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$162
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
9.61M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 44% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8926th and 6602nd ($424 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5583rd and 1036th 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
$3.97
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671