Cairo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$154
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
58
80
🏙️ Population
9.61M
17.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5950th ($417 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5545th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Shenzhen

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Cairo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609