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Cairo vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 31.9% cheaper than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 51.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 15.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 87.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Foshan	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$4.06 EGP206.15	+16.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$4.71 EGP239.14	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$0.33 EGP16.99	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$0.12 EGP6.22	-60.9%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 51.6% less for groceries

	Foshan	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$0.65 EGP32.96	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$1.59 EGP80.52	-75.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$3.40 EGP172.60	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$1.45 EGP73.62	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$1.96 EGP99.50	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$0.68 EGP34.74	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.23 EGP11.83	-61.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$0.16 EGP8.08	-80.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$0.19 EGP9.77	-70.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.22 EGP10.98	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.19 EGP9.63	-63.4%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 15.0% less for transportation

	Foshan	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$1.01 EGP51.53	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$8.12 EGP412.31	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+89.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$2.50 EGP126.79	-45.3%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Foshan	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$9.69 EGP492.23	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	+7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$13.65 EGP693.23	-72.9%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

	Foshan	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-91.8%
Average			-87.3%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$1.42 EGP72.15	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$1.54 EGP78.09	-51.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$1.83 EGP92.77	-52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$18.55 EGP942.07	-72.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$3.04 EGP154.62	-56.2%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Foshan	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+70.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-37.5%
Average			+15.7%

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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: January 2025

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