Cairo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$189
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1016
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
98
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 26% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7501st ($473 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5895th and 2249th 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
$4.18
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7838

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571