Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$154
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$991
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 33% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7405th ($417 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5545th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hefei

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Cairo Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$8278

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665