Cairo vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Doha | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2449th ($417 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Qatar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Qatar comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5545th and 562nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Doha
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 43 km or 27 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 135 km or 84 mi |  Riffa | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Isa Town | |
| 139 km or 87 mi | Manama | |
| 175 km or 109 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Dammam | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Qatif | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Jubail | |
| 282 km or 175 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dubai | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Sharjah | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Ajman | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 409 km or 254 mi |  Jahrom | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Bushehr | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Borazjan | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Al Ain | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Fasa | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Kazerun | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Fujairah | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Shiraz | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Riyadh | |
| 515 km or 320 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 524 km or 325 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Yasuj | |
| 601 km or 374 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Behbahan | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Abadan | |
| 659 km or 409 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 663 km or 412 mi |  Nizwa | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Basra |