Cairo vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2972
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
41
😀 Quality of life
63
84
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8680th and 1994th ($506 vs $2014) 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 1.5 months in Doha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5610th and 537th 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
$4.85
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$11285

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861