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Wenzhou vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Wenzhou is 65.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% more in Wenzhou
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Wenzhou
Transportation: pay 78.2% more in Wenzhou
Housing: pay 1.9% less in Wenzhou
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Wenzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.2% more in Wenzhou
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Wenzhou

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Wenzhou are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Wenzhou. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wenzhou.

Wenzhou vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$2.80 CN¥19.82	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$7.01 CN¥49.56	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.45 CN¥3.17	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.26 CN¥1.82	+78.9%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.87 CN¥13.22	+212.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$5.96 CN¥42.13	+217.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$8.49 CN¥60.03	+127.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.45 CN¥10.26	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.27 CN¥16.07	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.76 CN¥5.40	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.62 CN¥4.38	+85.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.76 CN¥5.40	+168.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.55 CN¥3.90	+336.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.30 CN¥2.10	+57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.49 CN¥3.45	+161.7%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 78.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.36 CN¥30.82	+220.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$19,136.94 CN¥135,300.11	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$4.35 CN¥30.73	+63.4%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 1.9% less for housing

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$7.43 CN¥52.53	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$227.82 CN¥1,610.72	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$158.89 CN¥1,123.37	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$21.44 CN¥151.60	+12.1%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$224.32 CN¥1,585.94	+141.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$9,253.03 CN¥65,419.84	+318.5%
Average			+230.1%

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pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$0.84 CN¥5.95	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.78 CN¥19.63	+71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.80 CN¥19.82	+35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$12.85 CN¥90.86	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$7.01 CN¥49.56	+87.4%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Wenzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$40.66 CN¥287.45	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$17.76 CN¥125.55	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$82.37 CN¥582.34	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$42.06 CN¥297.36	-31.7%
Average			-25.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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