Cairo vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1371
🏠 One person rent
$201
$173
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$35.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$213
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
21
😀 Quality of life
63
30
🏙️ Population
9.8M
214K

The cost of living in Cairo is 0% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8680th and 8679th ($506 vs $506) 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 0.4 months in Dodoma. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dodoma ranked 8th in Tanzania, while ranked 5610th and 8833rd 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
$4.85
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
15.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$6371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$4.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$16
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$7987

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi Morogoro
$408
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$602
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$523
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$551
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$588
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$469
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$544
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$604
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$623
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$419
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$797
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$553
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$455
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$508
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$1002
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$530
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$693
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$691
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$533
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$691
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$691
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$694
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$786
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$542
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$505
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$520
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$692
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$759
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$409
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$693
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$563
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$811
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$624
794 km or 493 mi Nyanza
$544
794 km or 493 mi Jinja
$593
798 km or 496 mi Uvira
$839
810 km or 503 mi Kampala
$722
816 km or 507 mi Kira Town
$670