Cairo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$134
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
9.29M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4472nd ($394 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.8 months in Suzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 5487th and 3578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Suzhou

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Cairo Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$24231

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666