Cairo vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$189
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$882
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6563rd ($473 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 Hangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5895th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hangzhou

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Cairo Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$28925

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753