Cairo vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$3003
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
44
😀 Quality of life
60
82
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cairo is 74% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8802nd and 2509th ($473 vs $1849) 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5895th and 608th 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
$4.18
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$11426

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889