Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 52.6% cheaper than New Taipei City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 68.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 54.3% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 65.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 84.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 6.4% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of New Taipei City, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
NT$150.12
|
$4.06
EGP208.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.13
|
$4.71
EGP241.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.51
|
$0.33
EGP17.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$21.68
|
$0.12
EGP6.28
|
|
pay 68.2% less for groceries
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.16
|
$0.65
EGP33.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.10
|
$1.59
EGP81.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.57
NT$374.58
|
$3.40
EGP174.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.79
NT$90.34
|
$1.45
EGP74.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
NT$115.30
|
$1.96
EGP100.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.75
|
$0.68
EGP35.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NT$23.83
|
$0.23
EGP11.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NT$20.31
|
$0.16
EGP8.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
NT$31.55
|
$0.19
EGP9.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.29
|
$0.22
EGP11.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
NT$19.18
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.81
|
$1.01
EGP52.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,200.95
|
$8.12
EGP416.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,124,891.35
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,860,883.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$285.23
|
$2.50
EGP128.05
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.90
NT$773.61
|
$9.69
EGP497.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$521.47
NT$16,880.27
|
$208.74
EGP10,705.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.69
NT$11,934.66
|
$129.60
EGP6,646.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,059.42
|
$13.65
EGP700.15
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.67
NT$16,012.69
|
$87.26
EGP4,475.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,526.15
NT$437,846.95
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,926.71
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
NT$80.06
|
$1.42
EGP72.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
NT$86.32
|
$1.54
EGP78.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.56
NT$115.09
|
$1.83
EGP93.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.30
NT$948.58
|
$18.55
EGP951.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$320.25
|
$3.04
EGP156.16
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
New Taipei City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.16
NT$2,141.50
|
$37.28
EGP1,911.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,008.45
|
$49.39
EGP2,533.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
NT$2,802.22
|
$97.57
EGP5,004.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.39
NT$3,702.93
|
$53.60
EGP2,749.03
|
|
Change currency:
Compare countries by overall cost of living
Help us improve these prices
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cairo or New Taipei City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.