Cairo vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$4167
🏠 One person rent
$154
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1623
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$2702
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
58
91
🏙️ Population
9.61M
595K

The cost of living in Cairo is 74% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8923rd and 3100th ($417 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 177th 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 1.7 months in Dortmund. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dortmund ranked 21st in Germany, while ranked 5545th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$327
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$2209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$51.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$5.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$26045

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434