Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.4 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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