Cairo vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$162
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
9.61M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 50% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8926th and 6287th ($424 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5583rd and 2189th 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
$3.97
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$22679

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774