Cairo vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$201
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$160
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
35
😀 Quality of life
63
46
🏙️ Population
9.8M
948K

The cost of living in Cairo is 31% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8680th and 7063rd ($506 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 5610th and 7083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dushanbe

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Cairo Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$6746

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60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
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$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
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$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
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$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
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$702
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
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$473
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$1709
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$521
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$369
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$505
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$433
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$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423