Cairo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cairo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$162
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
57
86
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 63% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8926th and 4715th ($424 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5583rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cairo vs Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cairo vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Cairo and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cairo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$18424

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605