Cairo vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$193
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2678
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
9.61M
587K

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8130th and 3822nd ($549 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 452nd in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 5556th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.7
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13929

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357