Cairo vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$162	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	72
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	9.61M	16.8M

The cost of living in Cairo is 1% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8926th and 8916th ($424 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5583rd and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dhaka

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	Cairo	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$1444

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$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
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$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
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317