Cairo vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
45
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8130th and 2137th ($549 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Qatar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5556th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Doha

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Cairo Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$10518

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875