Cairo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$154
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6198th ($417 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 26th in China, while ranked 5545th and 3351st 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
$3.9
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$17431

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613