Cairo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$190
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
81
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
9.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 29% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7400th ($483 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5501st and 2024th 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
$4.87
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546