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Zhongshan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Zhongshan is 86.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Zhongshan
Groceries: pay 87.2% more in Zhongshan
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Zhongshan
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Zhongshan
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Zhongshan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% more in Zhongshan
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Zhongshan

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

Zhongshan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP219.60	$2.80 CN¥19.38	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP274.50	$4.63 CN¥31.97	-11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.13	$0.42 CN¥2.91	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.59	$0.27 CN¥1.89	+90.7%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 87.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.66	$1.77 CN¥12.25	+195.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP99.13	$6.11 CN¥42.21	+225.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP197.02	$6.78 CN¥46.89	+82.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP76.47	$1.61 CN¥11.11	+11.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP109.09	$1.21 CN¥8.35	-41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP39.29	$0.82 CN¥5.70	+10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.71	$0.45 CN¥3.08	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.03	$0.29 CN¥1.98	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.67	$0.56 CN¥3.88	+344.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.95	$0.24 CN¥1.65	+26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.85	$0.32 CN¥2.20	+70.6%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.98	$4.38 CN¥30.26	+221.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP340.39	$14.02 CN¥96.88	+117.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$23,126.73 CN¥160K	-38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP140.55	$4.18 CN¥28.87	+57.1%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP682.56	$12.01 CN¥82.99	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	$196.23 CN¥1,356.29	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	$119.14 CN¥823.46	-13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	$29.48 CN¥203.73	+54.1%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	$301.35 CN¥2,082.87	+224.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP117K	$12,614.58 CN¥87,190.10	+470.6%
Average			+347.6%

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pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP76.86	$0.70 CN¥4.84	-51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP85.39	$2.71 CN¥18.73	+67.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP109.80	$2.80 CN¥19.38	+34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP914.99	$63.03 CN¥435.63	+264.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP197.64	$5.61 CN¥38.75	+49.9%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Zhongshan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	$44.38 CN¥306.78	+30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	$30.32 CN¥209.58	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	$56.06 CN¥387.51	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	$70.08 CN¥484.39	+13.8%
Average			-10.2%

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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: April 2026

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