Cairo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$201
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.85M

The cost of living in Cairo is 44% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8680th and 6264th ($506 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5610th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tainan

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Cairo Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697