Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$201
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
9.8M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8680th and 7557th ($506 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th 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 22nd in China, while ranked 5610th and 3551st 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
$4.85
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677