Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$163
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1013
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
57
67
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 33% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7522nd ($430 vs $641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 122nd 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 33rd in China, while ranked 5902nd and 4196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$215
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$39.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.96%
4.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$2264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.46
$42.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.33
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$27.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$83.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2060
$9080

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$398
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$397
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$380
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$316
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$345
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$330
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$302
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$364
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$364
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$280
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$281
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$259
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$312
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$299
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$291
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$358
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$355
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$277
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$676
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1822
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1893
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1902
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$497
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1644
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1775
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1586
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1827
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$775
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1944
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1979
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1851
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$365
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1963
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1995
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$404
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1010
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1898

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$627
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$613
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$645
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$667
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$639
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$589
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$620
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$750
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$578
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$548
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$676
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$620
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$621
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$611
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$527
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$597
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$646
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$650
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$599
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$612
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$620
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$655
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$588
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$593
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$603
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$691
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$619
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$662
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$602
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$646
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$647
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$624
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$489
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665