Cairo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$193
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
61
😀 Quality of life
59
56
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8130th and 6976th ($549 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5556th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ningbo

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Cairo Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524