Cairo vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$162
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.04M

The cost of living in Cairo is 60% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8926th and 5212th ($424 vs $1060) 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5583rd and 279th 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
$3.97
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605