Cairo vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$189
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$254
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
20
😀 Quality of life
60
30
🏙️ Population
9.61M
214K

The cost of living in Cairo is 10% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8485th ($473 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Dodoma. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 5895th and 8776th 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
$4.18
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$9059

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$410
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$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$524
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$582
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$842
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$717
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$658