Cairo vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1801
🏠 One person rent	$162	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$532
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	35
😀 Quality of life	57	36
🏙️ Population	9.61M	863K

The cost of living in Cairo is 37% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8926th and 7107th ($424 vs $672) 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 5583rd and 7353rd 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	$3.97	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$13630

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441