Cairo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$189
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
77
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 6% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8651st ($473 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 491st 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 36th in China, while ranked 5895th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$19556

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$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
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$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563