Cairo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$134
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
76
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
9.29M
12.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 30% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7903rd ($394 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zhengzhou ranked 19th in China, while ranked 5487th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Zhengzhou

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Cairo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$5172

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668