Cairo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$201
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
9.8M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cairo is 34% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8680th and 6912th ($506 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.3 months in Dar es Salaam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5610th and 6157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dar es Salaam

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$3.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$80.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
18.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$15015

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$394
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$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$551
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$408
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$544
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$604
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$506
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691