Giza vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$410
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1005
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$157
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$259
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
5.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Giza is 64% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8955th and 4879th ($410 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 Giza compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6081st and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Shanghai

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Giza Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.19
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$190
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.46%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.51
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.69
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.68
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.32
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.14
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2777
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753