Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$189
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$927
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
60
69
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 27% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7469th ($473 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5895th and 4318th 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
$4.18
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663