Cairo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$189
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
89
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
9.61M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 27% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7452nd ($473 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5895th and 2435th 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
$4.18
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573