Cairo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$201
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
21
😀 Quality of life
63
46
🏙️ Population
9.8M
6.56M

The cost of living in Cairo is 16% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8680th and 7929th ($506 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5610th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Shaoyang

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Cairo Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$11939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615