Cairo vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$154
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
35
😀 Quality of life
58
36
🏙️ Population
9.61M
863K

The cost of living in Cairo is 31% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8923rd and 7600th ($417 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 5545th and 7359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$13506

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60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
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$269
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$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
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$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
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$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
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$813
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Distance City Cost of living
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$593
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$602
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$613
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$507
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$472
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$614
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$615
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$623
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$394
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$613
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$613
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$484
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$381
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$853
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$626
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$591
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$444
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$414
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$538
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$430
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$431
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$477
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$569
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$538
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$474
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$1523
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$303
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$607
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$441
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$623
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$512
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$364
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$501
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$386
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$389
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$346
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$366
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$366