Cairo vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$162
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
57
89
🏙️ Population
9.61M
563K

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8926th and 3857th ($424 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 506th 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 Dresden. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 5583rd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dresden

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Cairo Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$12328

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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
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387