Cairo vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1229
$1857
🏠 One person rent
$172
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$1063
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
9.29M
12.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 26% less expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 8507th and 7219th ($473 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 504th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Wuhan. Cairo ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Wuhan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 4905th and 5555th 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
$3.93
$2.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.74%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.92
$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3642
$28750

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$413
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$380
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$340
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$367
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$341
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$366
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$349
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$263
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$377
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$324
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$316
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$348
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$365
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$371
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$471
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$408
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$364
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$395
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$671
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1642
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1650
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1648
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$468
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1616
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1599
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1653
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$926
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1655
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1611
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1641
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1652
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$457
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1646
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$344
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$800
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1739

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$677
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$739
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$763
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$678
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$662
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$705
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$711
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$671
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$638
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$665
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$672
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$657
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$669
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$664
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$668
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$664
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$661
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$704
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$761
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$677
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$749
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$699
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$693
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$718
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$661
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$658
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$676
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$659
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$661
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$669
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$739
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$643
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$665
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$698
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$665
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$717
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$754
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$653
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$724
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$739