Cairo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$190
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$771
😷 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 25% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7630th ($483 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th 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 26th in China, while ranked 5501st and 3354th 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
$4.87
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954