Cairo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$193
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.36M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8130th and 5229th ($549 vs $1011) 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5556th and 181st 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
$5.45
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589