Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 39.0% cheaper than Dodoma.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 36.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 74.9% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 67.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.3% less in Cairo
Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
$4.06
EGP201.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,323.55
|
$4.71
EGP234.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,771.33
|
$0.33
EGP16.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS966.18
|
$0.12
EGP6.09
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,415.44
|
$0.65
EGP32.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,246.33
|
$1.59
EGP78.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,410.40
|
$3.40
EGP168.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,256.01
|
$1.45
EGP72.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,472.86
|
$1.96
EGP97.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,629.51
|
$0.68
EGP34.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
$0.23
EGP11.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS766.94
|
$0.16
EGP7.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,168.67
|
$0.19
EGP9.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS657.38
|
$0.22
EGP10.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,022.59
|
$0.19
EGP9.43
|
|
pay 74.9% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,508.39
|
$1.01
EGP50.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.12
EGP403.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,284.10
EGP1,803,766.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.50
EGP124.12
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS77,294.21
|
$9.69
EGP481.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$208.74
EGP10,376.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$129.60
EGP6,442.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$13.65
EGP678.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$87.26
EGP4,337.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,948.40
EGP96,859.58
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,898.53
|
$1.42
EGP70.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,568.39
|
$1.54
EGP76.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,830.89
|
$1.83
EGP90.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.55
EGP922.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.04
EGP151.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.28
EGP1,853.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.39
EGP2,455.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.57
EGP4,850.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.60
EGP2,664.65
|
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