Cairo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$190
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
9.8M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 39% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8753rd and 6776th ($483 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5501st and 2020th 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
$4.87
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$20341

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635