Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$193
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 22% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8130th and 6756th ($549 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 82nd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 5556th and 3921st 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
$5.45
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696