Cairo vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$162
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
593K

The cost of living in Cairo is 72% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8926th and 3604th ($424 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 376th 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 57th in Germany, while ranked 5583rd and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$12215

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452