Cairo vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$162
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
57
65
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cairo is 42% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8926th and 6780th ($424 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5583rd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hefei

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Cairo Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699