Cairo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$189
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$889
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
9.61M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cairo is 24% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7641st ($473 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5895th and 4086th 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
$4.18
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$9321

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941