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Yangzhou vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Yangzhou is 72.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Yangzhou
Groceries: pay 60.1% more in Yangzhou
Transportation: pay 68.9% more in Yangzhou
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Yangzhou
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Yangzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% more in Yangzhou
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Yangzhou

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

Yangzhou vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.93	$2.10 CN¥14.42	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP248.66	$3.50 CN¥24.04	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.23	$0.49 CN¥3.37	+28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.88	$0.18 CN¥1.20	+22.0%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 60.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.68	$0.84 CN¥5.77	+40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.80	$2.80 CN¥19.23	+49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP178.47	$3.98 CN¥27.30	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP69.27	$1.31 CN¥8.98	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.82	$1.40 CN¥9.58	-32.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.59	$0.48 CN¥3.31	-35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.05	$0.64 CN¥4.36	+89.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.61	$0.41 CN¥2.83	+45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.04	$0.50 CN¥3.46	+299.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.01	$0.35 CN¥2.39	+85.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.92	$0.41 CN¥2.83	+121.7%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 68.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP65.20	$4.38 CN¥30.03	+221.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP308.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$19,627.64 CN¥135K	-47.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP127.31	$3.53 CN¥24.23	+32.8%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP618.29	$17.91 CN¥122.83	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	$238.34 CN¥1,634.55	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	$154.22 CN¥1,057.65	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP915.54	$33.68 CN¥230.97	+76.1%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	$453.30 CN¥3,108.86	+388.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP106K	$7,009.87 CN¥48,075.09	+217.1%
Average			+302.6%

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pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.62	$0.70 CN¥4.81	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP77.35	$2.94 CN¥20.19	+82.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.46	$2.80 CN¥19.23	+35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP828.84	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP179.03	$6.52 CN¥44.71	+74.3%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Cairo	Yangzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	$57.69 CN¥395.66	+69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,172.65	$35.28 CN¥241.95	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,615.14	$70.10 CN¥480.75	-40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	$84.12 CN¥576.90	+36.6%
Average			+11.0%

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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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