Cairo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$190
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.43M

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4646th ($483 vs $1248) 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 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5501st and 178th 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
$4.87
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612