Cairo vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$4090
🏠 One person rent
$189
$762
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1319
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$3427
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
93
😀 Quality of life
60
93
🏙️ Population
9.61M
595K

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8802nd and 3401st ($473 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 304th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 2.1 months in Dortmund. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dortmund ranked 11th in Germany, while ranked 5895th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$3.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$5.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$29016

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569