Cairo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$201
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$799
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
18
😀 Quality of life
63
47
🏙️ Population
9.8M
6.49M

The cost of living in Cairo is 24% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8680th and 7479th ($506 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 91st 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 5610th and 6989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Shangrao

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Cairo Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$30231

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633