Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Taiwan

Taichung vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Taichung is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Taichung
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Taichung
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Taichung
Housing: pay 89.5% more in Taichung
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Taichung
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Taichung
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Taichung

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Taichung are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Taichung.

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Taichung vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taichung instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Taichung
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$4.71 NT$153.43	-1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$4.71 NT$153.43	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$1.01 NT$32.84	+184.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.75 NT$24.32	+412.1%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Taichung
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$1.73 NT$56.26	+126.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$14.39 NT$468.81	+574.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$12.19 NT$397.15	+241.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$2.54 NT$82.85	+114.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$3.58 NT$116.74	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$1.95 NT$63.41	+138.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$0.87 NT$28.50	+152.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$1.39 NT$45.24	+427.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$1.00 NT$32.59	+313.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$0.55 NT$17.98	+204.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$0.87 NT$28.42	+344.3%
Average			+216.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Taichung
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$3.93 NT$128.06	+134.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$31.39 NT$1,022.85	+265.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$10.20 NT$332.43	+434.2%
Average			+122.7%

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pay 89.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Taichung
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$21.18 NT$690.08	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$398.65 NT$12,990.21	+83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$277.01 NT$9,026.66	+44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$95.01 NT$3,096.13	+357.6%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Taichung
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$340.05 NT$11,080.89	+176.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$16,741.06 NT$546K	+370.0%
Average			+260.4%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Taichung
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$1.57 NT$51.14	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$2.79 NT$90.92	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$3.85 NT$125.30	+91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$32.43 NT$1,056.78	+8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$9.73 NT$317.08	+103.8%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Taichung
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$72.12 NT$2,350.00	+76.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$36.02 NT$1,173.72	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$84.23 NT$2,744.65	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$115.09 NT$3,750.46	+92.3%
Average			+15.1%

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