Cairo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$154
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6380th ($417 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5545th and 498th 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
$3.9
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$6108

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$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682