Cairo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$154
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
78
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8544th ($417 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 5545th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$19343

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$318
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591