Cairo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$162
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
9.61M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 40% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8926th and 6862nd ($424 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 5583rd and 2285th 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
$3.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618