Cairo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$154
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6071st ($417 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 5545th and 521st 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
$3.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$18658

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CairoTaichung

Cost of living

$349

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671