Giza vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Giza Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$323
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$846
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$86.6
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$161
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$25
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
56
79
🏙️ Population
5.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Giza is 72% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9177th and 4780th ($323 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 6th 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 Giza compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5699th and 571st 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
$3.41
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.1
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.41
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$89
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63.7
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$112
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.12
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.65
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.76%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$793
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.07
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.18
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.66
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.53
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.08
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.07
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.1
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1758
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Cairo
$424
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$345
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$335
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$327
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$339
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$315
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$334
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$306
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$310
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$303
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$308
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$291
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$282
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$310
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$357
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$306
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$609
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1607
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1713
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$393
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1727
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1671
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$694
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1372
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1632
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1775
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1657
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$350
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$1815
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$278
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$847

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774