Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 3.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 35.7% more in New Taipei City

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

New Taipei City vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.31	$4.64 NT$138.81	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP233.52	$5.01 NT$149.92	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.59	$1.00 NT$30.06	+200.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.07	$0.67 NT$20.05	+447.0%
Average			+166.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.18	$1.86 NT$55.63	+186.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.63	$8.37 NT$250.68	+428.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.54	$11.57 NT$346.37	+240.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP71.89	$2.79 NT$83.54	+92.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.17	$3.56 NT$106.62	+81.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP33.92	$2.06 NT$61.73	+201.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.55	$0.74 NT$22.04	+216.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.89	$0.63 NT$18.78	+294.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.54	$0.97 NT$29.17	+406.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.72	$1.24 NT$37.25	+475.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.41	$0.59 NT$17.74	+212.3%
Average			+257.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.32	$3.61 NT$108.01	+255.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP402.62	$37.10 NT$1,110.52	+356.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,799,227.78	$34,750.62 NT$1,040,186.69	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP123.81	$8.81 NT$263.75	+252.9%
Average			+215.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP480.67	$23.90 NT$715.36	+146.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,350.80	$521.47 NT$15,609.18	+149.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,426.50	$368.69 NT$11,035.97	+184.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP676.95	$63.62 NT$1,904.34	+366.0%
Average			+211.7%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,327.06	$494.67 NT$14,806.93	+466.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,615.88	$13,526.15 NT$404,876.94	+594.2%
Average			+530.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.46	$2.47 NT$74.03	+74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.26	$2.67 NT$79.82	+73.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.59	$3.56 NT$106.42	+94.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP919.94	$29.30 NT$877.16	+58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP150.98	$9.89 NT$296.14	+224.9%
Average			+105.0%

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pay 35.7% more for clothing

	Cairo	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,848.64	$66.16 NT$1,980.24	+77.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,449.30	$31.15 NT$932.51	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,838.36	$86.57 NT$2,591.21	-11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,657.95	$114.39 NT$3,424.10	+113.4%
Average			+35.7%

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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: June 2025

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