Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Urumqi Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Urumqi

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 0.1% cheaper than Urumqi without rent, and 1.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 4.6% cheaper than Urumqi without rent, and 2.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 E£188

$3.32 ¥23.21

19.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.07 E£949

$19.42 ¥136

3.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 E£235

$5.26 ¥36.71

-5.70%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£73.6

$2.90 ¥20.23

-46.21%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 E£17.05

$0.45 ¥3.17

-20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 E£7.27

$0.22 ¥1.54

-31.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£66.2

$1.12 ¥7.84

25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 E£129

$2.69 ¥18.79

1.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£41.51

$1.06 ¥7.38

-16.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£30.07

$0.88 ¥6.12

-27.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£35.05

$0.37 ¥2.56

100.00%

Eggs

$1.54 E£73.0

$1.46 ¥10.18

5.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 E£162

$5.47 ¥38.19

-37.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 E£196

$2.03 ¥14.17

103.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 E£417

$10.18 ¥71.0

-13.36%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 E£71.4

$1.77 ¥12.36

-14.69%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.78

$1.13 ¥7.92

-46.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.40

$1.40 ¥9.78

-66.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.38 E£18.04

$0.54 ¥3.76

-29.63%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.02

$0.40 ¥2.82

17.50%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.60

$0.87 ¥6.04

-49.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.39

$0.68 ¥4.72

-67.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£10.48

$0.50 ¥3.52

-56.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£91.7

$2.29 ¥15.96

-15.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.30 E£392

$10.18 ¥71.0

-18.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 E£57.4

$1.06 ¥7.41

14.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£83.3

$1.75 ¥12.24

0.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£14.69

$0.15 ¥1.07

106.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.23 E£294

$13.85 ¥96.7

-55.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.46

$1.41 ¥9.81

-70.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.65

$0.36 ¥2.48

-19.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 E£48.48

$7.49 ¥52.3

-86.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.47

$1.08 ¥7.56

-71.30%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.3K E£1.7M

$22.5K ¥156.8K

57.37%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.3K E£1.4M

$19.7K ¥137.3K

53.87%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$25.48 E£1,205

$41.05 ¥287

-37.93%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.37 E£396

$5.60 ¥39.11

49.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£592

$14.11 ¥98.5

-11.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 E£742

$13.78 ¥96.2

13.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 E£314

$8.23 ¥57.4

-19.20%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 E£167

$4.83 ¥33.70

-26.92%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$91.8 E£4,342

$170 ¥1,187

-45.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,000 E£94.5K

$7,736 ¥54.0K

-74.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.33 E£1,482

$27.54 ¥192

13.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.18 E£2,136

$14.11 ¥98.5

220.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,058

$89.7 ¥626

19.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.4 E£2,761

$27.50 ¥192

112.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 E£9,671

$245 ¥1,709

-16.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,293

$111 ¥777

19.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 E£20.2K

$411 ¥2,871

3.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 E£11.9K

$205 ¥1,430

22.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$871 E£41.2K

$1,912 ¥13.3K

-54.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$500 E£23.6K

$1,310 ¥9,141

-61.84%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$201 E£9,480

$1,038 ¥7,247

-80.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

455.67%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cairo: January 11, 2026

Last update for Urumqi: January 12, 2026

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