Cairo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$134
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$1640
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
9.29M
17.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4544th ($394 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5487th and 351st 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
$3.68
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$25954

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749