Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs Cairo

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and Cairo are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingCairoNanjing vs Cairo
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥1,414Nanjing earns 6.8× the salary in Cairo

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingCairoNanjing vs Cairo
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥34Cairo costs 1.36× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥204Cairo costs 1.36× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥41Cairo costs 1.16× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥176.9Nanjing costs 2.07× the price in Cairo
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥88.0Cairo costs 1.83× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥60.3Cairo costs 1.17× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥181.5Nanjing costs 1.06× the price in Cairo
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥27.2Nanjing costs 1.47× the price in Cairo
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥3.1Nanjing costs 2.77× the price in Cairo

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingCairoNanjing vs Cairo
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥63.6Cairo costs 1.07× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥8.9Nanjing costs 1.01× the price in Cairo
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥6.6Nanjing costs 2.16× the price in Cairo
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥5.5Nanjing costs 2.59× the price in Cairo
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥13.1Nanjing costs 1.07× the price in Cairo
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥2.9Nanjing costs 2.05× the price in Cairo
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥3.9Nanjing costs 1.89× the price in Cairo
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥10.6Cairo costs 1.65× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥54.3Nanjing costs 1.66× the price in Cairo

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingCairoNanjing vs Cairo
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥1,554Nanjing costs 2.37× the price in Cairo
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥1,388Nanjing costs 1.43× the price in Cairo
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥3,524Nanjing costs 2.17× the price in Cairo
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥2,445Nanjing costs 1.54× the price in Cairo
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥5,569Nanjing costs 6.19× the price in Cairo
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥3,566Nanjing costs 5.88× the price in Cairo