Cairo vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1759
🏠 One person rent
$189
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$140
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
35
😀 Quality of life
60
42
🏙️ Population
9.61M
863K

The cost of living in Cairo is 34% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7031st ($473 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 7474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
25.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7848

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$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
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$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
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$295
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$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
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$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
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$306
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$384
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$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
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$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
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$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
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$398
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$1021
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$680
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$684
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$674
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$658
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$555
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$475
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$600
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$650
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$603
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$428
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$620
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$626
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$512
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$404
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$844
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$680
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$648
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$754
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$432
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$562
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$451
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$433
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$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$525
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$585
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$458
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$1716
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$354
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$615
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$445
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
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$480
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$351
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$468
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$401
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$396
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$334
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$354
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$393