Cairo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$201
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 35% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8680th and 6833rd ($506 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 Suzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5610th and 3150th 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
$4.85
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623