Cairo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$193
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
53
😀 Quality of life
59
53
🏙️ Population
9.61M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cairo is 20% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8130th and 6882nd ($549 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 102nd in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 5556th and 6124th 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
$5.45
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$19406

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083