Cairo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$2915
🏠 One person rent
$134
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$1492
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
9.29M
4.36M

The cost of living in Cairo is 63% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4553rd ($394 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in New Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5487th and 160th 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
$3.68
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$5516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$6436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$6499

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1260
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$849
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$935
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$885
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$938
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$813
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$705
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$970
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$828
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$808
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$809
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$851
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$725
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$717
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1012
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$890
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$714
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1047
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$699
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$911
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$686
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$812
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$849
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$831
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$713
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$686
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$744
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1048
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$711
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$678
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$689
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$849
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$650
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$514
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$661
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$778
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$1049