Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 47.7% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥30.01
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥40.01
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.34
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥49.32
|
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.91
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.63
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.43
|
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.93
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.73
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.30
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.45
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥250.09
|
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥150,054.01
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.81
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥98.16
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥7,004.53
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,058.41
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥304.60
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥6,042.18
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥182,434.09
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥10.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.96
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥25.01
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥448.99
|
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥60.02
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥473.63
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥254.33
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥616.18
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥813.20
|
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
|
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