Cairo vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1357
🏠 One person rent
$190
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$275
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$35
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$95.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
21
😀 Quality of life
63
27
🏙️ Population
9.8M
214K

The cost of living in Cairo is 2% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8687th ($483 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.2 months in Dodoma. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 5501st and 8883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dodoma

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Cairo Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$3.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$85.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
15.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$6346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$3.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$4.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$6.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$7365

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$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
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$417
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$618
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$540
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$546
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$586
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$463
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$533
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$611
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$613
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$415
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$807
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$563
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$448
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$522
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$532
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1132
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$559
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$688
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$690
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$549
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$689
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$688
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$691
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$770
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$543
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$524
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$513
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$689
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$750
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$447
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$688
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$531
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$872
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$603
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$583
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$573
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$828
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$697
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$635