Cairo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$154
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4858th ($417 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5545th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$30174

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746