Cairo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$189
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
84
16
😀 Quality of life
60
43
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 19% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7972nd ($473 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 5895th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Zhoukou

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Cairo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$14551

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$410
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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
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499