Cairo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$154
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
9.61M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 39% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6956th ($417 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5545th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tianjin

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Cairo Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$18215

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616