Cairo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$193
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8130th and 5170th ($549 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5556th and 3722nd 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
$5.45
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645