Cairo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$193
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
74
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 40% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8130th and 5887th ($549 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 Tainan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5556th and 364th 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
$5.45
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741