Cairo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$193
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cairo is 24% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8130th and 6696th ($549 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Tanzania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5556th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$14.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14488

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$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
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$762
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$706
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$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449