Cairo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$190
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.36M

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5651st ($483 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5501st and 245th 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
$4.87
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$19490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473