Cairo vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$201
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
595K

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8680th and 3504th ($506 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 330th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5610th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dortmund

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Cairo Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$29493

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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 Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579