Cairo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$162
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
84
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8926th and 6052nd ($424 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Egypt and Taiwan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5583rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Taichung

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Cairo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$13638

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716