Cairo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$189
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
24
😀 Quality of life
60
44
🏙️ Population
9.61M
7.82M

The cost of living in Cairo is 21% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7835th ($473 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 183rd 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 298th in China, while ranked 5895th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$17107

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517