Cairo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$201
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
85
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8680th and 5984th ($506 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5610th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Taichung

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Cairo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665