Cairo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2068
🏠 One person rent
$189
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$605
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$288
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
45
😀 Quality of life
60
59
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6675th ($473 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Tanzania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5895th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$17749

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$410
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$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
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$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
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$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687