Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Dahab Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Dahab

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 15.1% more expensive than Dahab without rent, and 12% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 3.8% cheaper than Dahab without rent, and 14.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 E£188

$3.61 E£171

10.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.07 E£949

$15.66 E£740

28.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 E£235

$4.73 E£224

4.86%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£73.6

$1.45 E£68.8

7.59%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 E£17.05

$0.29 E£13.58

24.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 E£7.27

$0.12 E£5.68

25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£66.2

$1.18 E£55.8

18.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 E£129

$2.95 E£139

-7.46%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£41.51

$0.84 E£39.67

4.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£30.07

$0.63 E£29.75

1.59%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£35.05

$0.67 E£31.63

10.45%

Eggs

$1.54 E£73.0

$1.43 E£67.7

7.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 E£162

$3.31 E£157

3.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 E£196

$4.18 E£198

-0.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 E£417

$8.64 E£409

2.08%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 E£71.4

$1.47 E£69.5

2.72%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.78

$0.55 E£25.93

10.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.40

$0.42 E£20.06

11.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.38 E£18.04

$0.39 E£18.54

-2.56%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.02

$0.37 E£17.60

27.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.60

$0.43 E£20.41

2.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.39

$0.24 E£11.37

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£10.48

$0.16 E£7.64

37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£91.7

$1.92 E£90.6

1.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.30 E£392

$6.18 E£292

34.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 E£57.4

$1.37 E£64.6

-11.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£83.3

$1.88 E£88.8

-6.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£14.69

$0.17 E£7.96

82.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.23 E£294

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.46

$0.42 E£19.78

-2.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.65

$0.29 E£13.63

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 E£48.48

$2.03 E£96.1

-49.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.47

$0.31 E£14.61

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.3K E£1.7M

$35.9K E£1.7M

-1.67%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.3K E£1.4M

$32.7K E£1.5M

-7.49%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$25.48 E£1,205

$12.05 E£570

111.45%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.37 E£396

$6.31 E£298

32.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£592

$10.80 E£510

15.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 E£742

$22.28 E£1,053

-29.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 E£314

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 E£167

$2.93 E£139

20.48%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$91.8 E£4,342

$90.4 E£4,273

1.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,000 E£94.5K

$1,857 E£87.8K

7.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.33 E£1,482

$27.92 E£1,320

12.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.18 E£2,136

$48.90 E£2,312

-7.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,058

$108 E£5,108

-0.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.4 E£2,761

$50.2 E£2,375

16.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 E£9,671

$192 E£9,062

6.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,293

$101 E£4,758

32.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 E£20.2K

$313 E£14.8K

36.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 E£11.9K

$176 E£8,344

42.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$871 E£41.2K

$954 E£45.1K

-8.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$500 E£23.6K

$475 E£22.4K

5.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$201 E£9,480

$148 E£7,000

35.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cairo: January 11, 2026

Last update for Dahab: January 11, 2026

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