Cairo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$163
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$909
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
98
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 33% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7527th ($430 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 125th 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 Wuhan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5902nd and 2626th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Wuhan

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Cairo Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$215
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.96%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$1799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.46
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.33
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2060
$7690

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$398
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$397
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$380
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$316
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$345
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$330
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$302
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$364
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$364
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$280
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$281
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$259
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$312
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$299
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$291
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$358
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$355
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$277
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$676
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1822
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1893
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1902
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$497
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1644
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1775
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1586
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1827
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$775
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1944
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1979
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1851
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$365
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1963
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1995
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$404
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1010
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1898

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$613
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$653
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$635
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$594
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$673
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$631
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$643
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$604
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$597
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$612
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$592
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$592
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$579
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$602
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$610
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$609
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$616
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$594
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$621
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$598
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$584
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$578
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$584
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$570
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$555
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$554
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$645
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$517
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$588
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$548
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$613
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$543
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$588
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$570