Cairo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$201
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
9.8M
4.05M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8680th and 5023rd ($506 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5610th and 252nd 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
$4.85
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602