Cairo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$154
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6171st ($417 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5545th and 418th 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
$3.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$18619

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$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443