Cairo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$193
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
59
87
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8130th and 4516th ($549 vs $1169) 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 0.3 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 5556th and 209th 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
$5.45
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$19102

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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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589