Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cairo vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 47.6% cheaper than Tainan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 71.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 50.7% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 42.8% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 65.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3% less in Cairo
Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Cairo.
Cairo vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tainan, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.55
NT$205.07
|
$4.16
EGP197.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$153.80
|
$5.19
EGP247.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
NT$35.81
|
$0.38
EGP18.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NT$23.04
|
$0.14
EGP6.83
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 71.9% less for groceries
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
NT$58.66
|
$0.60
EGP28.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.47
NT$296.22
|
$1.88
EGP89.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.91
NT$372.63
|
$3.73
EGP177.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
NT$82.73
|
$1.45
EGP68.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
NT$138.17
|
$2.06
EGP98.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
NT$59.30
|
$0.74
EGP35.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$39.67
|
$0.34
EGP15.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NT$42.86
|
$0.28
EGP13.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
NT$60.22
|
$0.13
EGP6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$40.27
|
$0.19
EGP8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$33.51
|
$0.19
EGP8.86
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 50.7% less for transportation
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.83
NT$119.85
|
$1.36
EGP64.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.30
NT$666.49
|
$6.44
EGP306.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,375.55
NT$1,138,154.64
|
$37,398.47
EGP1,779,045.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
NT$292.23
|
$2.66
EGP126.51
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 42.8% less for housing
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.12
NT$692.12
|
$12.92
EGP614.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$316.78
NT$9,911.86
|
$213.48
EGP10,155.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.07
NT$5,947.11
|
$137.13
EGP6,523.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.05
NT$1,941.37
|
$19.12
EGP909.77
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay 65.4% less for childcare
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.17
NT$8,202.92
|
$92.85
EGP4,416.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,554.15
NT$205,072.91
|
$2,210.79
EGP105,167.51
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.24
NT$101.51
|
$1.45
EGP69.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
NT$108.52
|
$1.62
EGP76.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.93
NT$123.04
|
$2.08
EGP98.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.10
NT$1,192.16
|
$17.31
EGP823.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.98
NT$343.50
|
$3.74
EGP177.90
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Tainan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.48
NT$2,080.07
|
$33.96
EGP1,615.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
NT$922.83
|
$45.38
EGP2,158.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.45
NT$2,767.55
|
$117.30
EGP5,579.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.72
NT$3,620.77
|
$61.59
EGP2,929.78
|
|
Tainan vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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