Cairo vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$911
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$134
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$1267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
82
😀 Quality of life
59
85
🏙️ Population
9.29M
2.73M

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8803rd and 5868th ($394 vs $911) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5487th and 235th 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
$3.68
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$789
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$508
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$4248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$2106
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$9.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$9.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$57.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$8834

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Cities near Cairo

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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$890
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$1012
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$851
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$809
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$808
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$828
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$970
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$705
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$813
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$938
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$885
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$812
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1076
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$699
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$831
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$783
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$935
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$717
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$744
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$1049
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$661
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$725
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$760
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$702
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$689
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1047
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$714
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$732
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$711
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$713
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$709
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1048
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$686
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$531
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$692
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$849
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$757
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$646