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Chengdu vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Chengdu
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% more in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Chengdu

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

Chengdu vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.26	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.10	$4.87 CN¥35.71	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.91	$0.45 CN¥3.27	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.19	$0.30 CN¥2.20	+145.4%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.81	$1.53 CN¥11.22	+135.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.17	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+283.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP171.85	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+99.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.30	$1.82 CN¥13.35	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.07	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.58	$0.89 CN¥6.55	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.78	$0.56 CN¥4.12	+141.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.04	$0.77 CN¥5.67	+385.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.73	$0.45 CN¥3.32	+135.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.94	$0.31 CN¥2.27	+43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.59	$0.36 CN¥2.62	+88.3%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.30	$4.44 CN¥32.54	+337.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP410.52	$27.83 CN¥204.07	+242.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,506.05	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.23	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+39.3%
Average			+142.8%

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Cairo	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.09	$11.82 CN¥86.67	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,553.76	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,552.51	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	+35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP690.22	$36.71 CN¥269.19	+168.9%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,411.90	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	+335.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,510.27	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+658.8%
Average			+497.0%

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pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.84	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.75	$3.16 CN¥23.19	+105.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.37	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+90.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP937.98	$34.49 CN¥252.92	+85.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP153.94	$5.57 CN¥40.81	+82.8%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,884.88	$45.91 CN¥336.62	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,497.32	$44.98 CN¥329.82	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,933.22	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,710.07	$64.36 CN¥471.90	+20.1%
Average			+3.8%

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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: January 2025

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