Cairo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$154
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 65% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4534th ($417 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5545th and 339th 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
$3.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581