Cairo vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$193
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
9.61M
555K

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8130th and 3786th ($549 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 5556th and 190th 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
$5.45
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.3
🍏 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
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$10601

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303