Cairo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$189
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
85
😀 Quality of life
60
83
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5518th ($473 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5895th and 541st 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
$4.18
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650