Cairo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$134
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
81
23
😀 Quality of life
59
43
🏙️ Population
9.29M
7.82M

The cost of living in Cairo is 49% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8803rd and 6271st ($394 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shangqiu ranked 233rd in China, while ranked 5487th and 6760th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Shangqiu

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Cairo Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$5234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$18031

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$680
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1512
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$701
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$672
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$719
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$681
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$786
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$678
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$668
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$690
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$670
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$748
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$690
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$772
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$823
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$681
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$667
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$677
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$655
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$666
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$686
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$662
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$562
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$714
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$691
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$681
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$671
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$671
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$666
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$686
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$559
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$759
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$675
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$723
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$720
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$669
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$652
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$649
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$671
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$671