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Zhengzhou vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Zhengzhou is 97.7% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in Zhengzhou
Groceries: pay 60.8% more in Zhengzhou
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Zhengzhou
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Zhengzhou
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Zhengzhou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Zhengzhou
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Zhengzhou

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

Zhengzhou vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$2.10 CN¥14.87	-49.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$4.56 CN¥32.21	-12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.49 CN¥3.47	+28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.26 CN¥1.82	+78.9%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 60.8% more for groceries

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.43 CN¥10.08	+137.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$6.22 CN¥43.94	+231.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$5.52 CN¥39.02	+48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$0.98 CN¥6.90	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.22 CN¥8.65	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.51 CN¥3.60	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.43 CN¥3.03	+28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.35 CN¥2.47	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.40 CN¥2.81	+215.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.25 CN¥1.74	+30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.30 CN¥2.10	+59.3%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.45 CN¥31.46	+226.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$10.37 CN¥73.35	+61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$20,959.51 CN¥148,185.84	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$3.93 CN¥27.75	+47.6%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$9.43 CN¥66.66	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$196.28 CN¥1,387.69	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$154.22 CN¥1,090.33	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$44.22 CN¥312.67	+131.2%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$227.82 CN¥1,610.72	+145.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$19,627.64 CN¥138,769.35	+787.8%
Average			+466.6%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
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	$2.07 CN¥14.67	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.94 CN¥20.82	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$45.56 CN¥322.14	+163.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$5.26 CN¥37.17	+40.6%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Cairo	Zhengzhou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$55.61 CN¥393.18	+63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$32.25 CN¥227.98	-29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$72.20 CN¥510.47	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$61.69 CN¥436.13	+0.2%
Average			-0.9%

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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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