Cairo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$190
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
85
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 49% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5994th ($483 vs $942) 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 5501st and 351st 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
$4.87
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684