Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
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Taipei
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$181.62
|
$3.25
E£100.45
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$151.35
|
$4.23
E£130.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$32.83
|
$0.25
E£7.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$20.90
|
$0.15
E£4.52
|
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pay 75.3% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$61.81
|
$0.59
E£18.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$262.18
|
$1.73
E£53.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$361.23
|
$3.44
E£106.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$104.69
|
$1.46
E£45.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$129.04
|
$2.41
E£74.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$65.22
|
$0.53
E£16.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$31.15
|
$0.24
E£7.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$39.14
|
$0.16
E£4.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$49.98
|
$0.14
E£4.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$39.64
|
$0.15
E£4.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$35.43
|
$0.14
E£4.39
|
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pay 61.4% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$119.26
|
$1.24
E£38.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,291.52
|
$11.39
E£351.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,008,997.57
|
$26,600.33
E£821,217.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$282.52
|
$1.37
E£42.19
|
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pay 66.5% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$800.67
|
$14.42
E£445.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$19,170.95
|
$173.02
E£5,341.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$12,817.42
|
$100.76
E£3,110.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,133.82
|
$18.76
E£579.17
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$21,160.92
|
$113.41
E£3,501.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$492,893.74
|
$2,460.81
E£75,971.39
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$65.58
|
$1.63
E£50.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$98.56
|
$1.71
E£52.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$131.17
|
$1.79
E£55.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,217.56
|
$19.91
E£614.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$322.88
|
$3.90
E£120.55
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,531.69
|
$38.38
E£1,184.98
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$927.39
|
$36.15
E£1,116.18
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$2,901.93
|
$88.16
E£2,721.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,533.51
|
$42.66
E£1,317.17
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