Cairo vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$193
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
35
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
9.61M
863K

The cost of living in Cairo is 14% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8130th and 7313th ($549 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Egypt and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 7225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13332

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$494
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$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
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$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
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$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
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$515
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$567
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$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
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$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423