Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 60.3% cheaper than Doha.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.1% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 57.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 37.4% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 86.2% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 85.9% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 77.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 23.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Doha, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.09
|
$4.06
EGP204.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.59
|
$4.71
EGP236.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$0.33
EGP16.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$0.12
EGP6.16
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.74
|
$0.65
EGP32.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR21.01
|
$1.59
EGP79.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.27
|
$3.40
EGP170.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.35
|
$1.45
EGP72.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.08
|
$1.96
EGP98.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$0.68
EGP34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.23
EGP11.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.46
|
$0.16
EGP7.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$0.19
EGP9.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.56
|
$0.22
EGP10.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.07
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.84
|
$1.01
EGP51.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.37
|
$8.12
EGP408.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,247.87
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,823,631.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.22
|
$2.50
EGP125.49
|
|
pay 86.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR322.11
|
$9.69
EGP487.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,750.63
|
$208.74
EGP10,491.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,713.08
|
$129.60
EGP6,513.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.81
|
$13.65
EGP686.13
|
|
pay 85.9% less for childcare
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,922.57
|
$87.26
EGP4,385.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,146.33
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,926.30
|
|
pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.12
|
$1.42
EGP71.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.25
|
$1.54
EGP77.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.07
|
$1.83
EGP91.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR432.08
|
$18.55
EGP932.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.14
|
$3.04
EGP153.03
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Doha
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.85
|
$37.28
EGP1,873.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.59
|
$49.39
EGP2,482.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.99
|
$97.57
EGP4,903.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.87
|
$53.60
EGP2,694.00
|
|
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