Cairo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$201
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
49
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
9.8M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cairo is 20% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8680th and 7679th ($506 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5610th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Quanzhou

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Cairo Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943