Cairo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$189
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
9.61M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4879th ($473 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5895th and 1383rd 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
$4.18
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753