Cairo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$193
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 45% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8130th and 5356th ($549 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5556th and 343rd 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
$5.45
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721