Cairo vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$2781
🏠 One person rent
$163
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$1516
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
57
85
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.73M

The cost of living in Cairo is 59% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5440th ($430 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 5902nd and 399th 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
$3.83
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$34.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$215
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.96%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$5177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$3389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.46
$24.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.33
$9.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2060
$13047

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$398
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$397
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$380
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$316
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$345
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$330
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$302
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$364
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$364
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$280
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$281
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$259
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$312
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$299
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$291
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$358
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$355
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$277
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$676
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1822
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1893
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1902
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$497
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1644
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1775
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1586
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1827
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$775
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1944
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1979
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1851
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$365
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1963
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1995
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$404
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1010
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1898

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$936
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$892
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$961
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$931
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$927
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$937
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1026
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$737
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$1001
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$943
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$995
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$846
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$940
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1238
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1356
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$634
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$698
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$646
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1079
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$633
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$673
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$588
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$684
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$450
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$575
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$654
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1202
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$652
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$610
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$638
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$929
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1203
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$690
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$439
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$762
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$740
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$607