Cairo vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1928
🏠 One person rent
$190
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$567
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$103
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
9.8M
4.72M

The cost of living in Cairo is 34% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7084th ($483 vs $735) 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 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 5501st and 6319th 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
$4.87
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$537
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$8.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$82.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$13482

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$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$586
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688