Cairo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$162
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8926th and 6805th ($424 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Tanzania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 5583rd and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$8603

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60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
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$327
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$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
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$331
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$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
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$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
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$1741

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$736
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$675
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$639
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$601
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$560
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$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
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$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
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$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
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$583
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$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
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$509
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$509