Cairo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4455th ($473 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5895th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Taipei
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| Cairo | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  New Taipei | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yilan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhubei | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Miaoli | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taichung | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Changhua | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Nantou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Douliu | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Chiayi | |
| 252 km or 157 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Putian | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Taitung | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Tainan | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
| 276 km or 172 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Rui'an | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kinmen | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Xiamen | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Wenling | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Nanping | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Lishui | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Linhai | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Longyan | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Jinhua | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Yiwu | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Quzhou | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Shangrao | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Shantou |