Cairo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$193
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
9.61M
17.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 42% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8130th and 5744th ($549 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5556th and 460th 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
$5.45
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584