Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$134
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$993
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
81
92
😀 Quality of life
59
54
🏙️ Population
9.29M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 42% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8803rd and 6987th ($394 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 40th in China, while ranked 5487th and 6005th 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
$3.68
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$8114

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681