Cairo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$201
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cairo is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8680th and 4661st ($506 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5610th and 266th 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
$4.85
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602