Cairo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$154
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$893
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
54
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cairo is 35% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7256th ($417 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th 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 34th in China, while ranked 5545th and 4015th 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
$3.9
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$20567

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936