Cairo vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$190
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$922
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
11.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 8753rd and 6257th ($483 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5501st and 3005th 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
$4.87
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$25159

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Cities near Cairo

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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789