Cairo vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$154
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
83
17
😀 Quality of life
58
38
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 28% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7893rd ($417 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5545th and 7224th 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
$3.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$14854

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46 km or 28 mi Benha
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60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
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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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484