Cairo vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$201
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.72M

The cost of living in Cairo is 49% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8680th and 5666th ($506 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5610th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kaohsiung

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Cairo Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610