Cairo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$189
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
60
84
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 50% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5995th ($473 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5895th and 482nd 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
$4.18
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451