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Tanzania

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Egypt

Cairo vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 6.6% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 67.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 80.9% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 5.4 times more in Cairo

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Dodoma. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 0.6% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,013.28	$4.77 EGP255.20	+79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,037.94	$5.92 EGP316.45	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS851.61	$0.35 EGP18.91	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,337.76	$0.15 EGP7.79	-83.5%
Average			+0.6%

Dodoma vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	Dodoma	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,170.78	$0.76 EGP40.74	-7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,514.23	$2.13 EGP114.06	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,849.38	$3.57 EGP190.86	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,851.08	$1.18 EGP63.29	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,180.16	$2.26 EGP120.71	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,953.95	$0.82 EGP43.68	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,090.69	$0.35 EGP18.52	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS908.91	$0.26 EGP14.08	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,817.81	$0.24 EGP12.94	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,249.75	$0.18 EGP9.68	-61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,045.04	$0.20 EGP10.49	-74.7%
Average			-38.7%

Dodoma vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.7% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,693.79	$1.68 EGP89.66	-67.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.59 EGP459.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,276.12 EGP2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$1.91 EGP102.08
Average			-67.7%

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pay 80.9% more for housing

	Dodoma	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,094.84	$14.10 EGP753.78	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$216.90 EGP11,593.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS250K	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	+102.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$20.76 EGP1,109.77
Average			+80.9%

Dodoma vs. Cairo - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$123.08 EGP6,578.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,562.03 EGP190K

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,204.17	$1.48 EGP79.11	+77.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,009.48	$1.78 EGP95.02	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,007.59	$2.01 EGP107.18	+32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS150K	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,018.97	$4.77 EGP255.20	+25.8%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 5.4 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,037.94	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+439.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$50.61 EGP2,705.13
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.71 EGP6,184.87
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$59.84 EGP3,198.52
Average			+439.4%

Dodoma vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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