Cairo vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$190
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1504
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.71M

The cost of living in Cairo is 50% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5770th ($483 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5501st and 281st 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
$4.87
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617