Cairo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$189
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
84
70
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 39% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6778th ($473 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5895th and 3523rd 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
$4.18
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610