Cairo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$193
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
83
17
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 6% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8130th and 7809th ($549 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 370th in Egypt and China, respectively. Check Egypt vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 5556th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13369

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$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532