Cairo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$201
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
53
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
9.8M
9.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 25% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8680th and 7431st ($506 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.3 months in Ningbo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5610th and 3738th 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
$4.85
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525