Cairo vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$193	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	72
😀 Quality of life	59	57
🏙️ Population	9.61M	16.8M

The cost of living in Cairo is 20% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8130th and 8745th ($549 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 5727th 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	$5.45	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$1449

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323