Cairo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$193
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
59
86
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.29M

The cost of living in Cairo is 36% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8130th and 6163rd ($549 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5556th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Taoyuan

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Cairo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716