Cairo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$154
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
98
😀 Quality of life
58
70
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 36% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7163rd ($417 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 95th 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 5545th and 2475th 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
$3.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$8658

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586