Cairo vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1640
🏠 One person rent
$193
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$293
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
19
😀 Quality of life
59
26
🏙️ Population
9.61M
214K

The cost of living in Cairo is 6% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8130th and 7835th ($549 vs $581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Egypt and Tanzania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 5556th and 8738th 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
$5.45
$5.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$51.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
13.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$5.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$22.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$32.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$2745

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$600
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$571
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$536
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$706
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$762
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$457
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$622
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$493
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$493
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$524
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$646
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$452
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$530
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$338
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$439
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1176
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$337
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$446
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$448
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$441
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$449
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$449
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$445
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$746
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$486
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$424
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$405
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$448
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$493
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$458
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$453
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$547
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$677
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$557
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$539
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$542
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$776
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$654
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$600