Cairo vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$193
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
97
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
9.61M
18.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 26% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8130th and 6607th ($549 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5556th and 955th 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
$5.45
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620