Cairo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$201
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
63
75
🏙️ Population
9.8M
24.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8680th and 4971st ($506 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5610th and 1655th 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
$4.85
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765