Cairo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$189
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1378
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
60
87
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.04M

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4867th ($473 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5895th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs New Taipei

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Cairo New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$17207

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589