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Wuhu vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Wuhu is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in Wuhu
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Wuhu
Transportation: pay 84.3% more in Wuhu
Housing: pay 90.7% more in Wuhu
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Wuhu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in Wuhu
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in Wuhu

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

Wuhu vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Wuhu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP216.96	$2.10 CN¥14.50	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP271.20	$4.06 CN¥27.98	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP19.89	$0.58 CN¥4.03	+53.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.50	$0.42 CN¥2.90	+192.7%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Wuhu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.28	$2.38 CN¥16.43	+297.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP97.94	$8.97 CN¥61.87	+378.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP194.65	$6.90 CN¥47.57	+85.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP75.55	$1.50 CN¥10.32	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP107.78	$1.67 CN¥11.51	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP38.82	$0.90 CN¥6.21	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.50	$0.64 CN¥4.38	+89.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP14.85	$0.71 CN¥4.91	+150.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.59	$0.61 CN¥4.21	+383.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.83	$0.31 CN¥2.10	+62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.73	$0.53 CN¥3.64	+183.5%
Average			+148.7%

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pay 84.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Wuhu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.11	$4.43 CN¥30.57	+225.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP336.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$21,024.30 CN¥145K	-43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP138.86	$4.56 CN¥31.42	+71.3%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 90.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Wuhu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP674.35	$12.31 CN¥84.90	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,146.27	$238.28 CN¥1,643.29	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,159.77	$182.21 CN¥1,256.63	+32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP998.55	$80.88 CN¥557.81	+322.9%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Wuhu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,847.76	$782.57 CN¥5,397.08	+742.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP115K	$15,301.02 CN¥106K	+592.1%
Average			+667.5%

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Wuhu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP75.94	$2.80 CN¥19.33	+92.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP84.36	$3.64 CN¥25.13	+125.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP108.48	$4.20 CN¥29.00	+102.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP903.99	$41.91 CN¥289.03	+142.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP195.27	$4.91 CN¥33.83	+31.2%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Wuhu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,772.99	$49.97 CN¥344.61	+47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,369.64	$37.82 CN¥260.80	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,124.26	$72.42 CN¥499.43	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,215.70	$84.10 CN¥579.98	+36.5%
Average			+7.2%

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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: March 2026

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