Cairo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$193
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8130th and 4461st ($549 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Shanghai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5556th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Shanghai

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Cairo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$28143

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740