Cairo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$134
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$956
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
9.29M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 50% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8803rd and 6251st ($394 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5487th and 1659th 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
$3.68
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$9665

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615