Cairo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$193
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
24
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
9.61M
7.82M

The cost of living in Cairo is 26% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8130th and 6604th ($549 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5556th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14498

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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543