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

😐 Solo nomad: Cairo is 15.2% more expensive than Dahab without rent, and 12.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Cairo is 5.4% more expensive than Dahab without rent, and 17.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.00 E£207

$3.61 E£187

10.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.40 E£1,005

$15.49 E£803

25.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£261

$4.60 E£238

9.57%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£80.8

$1.46 E£75.6

6.85%

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

$0.37 E£18.97

$0.31 E£16.29

19.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 E£7.08

$0.12 E£6.29

16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£72.5

$1.16 E£59.9

20.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 E£144

$2.99 E£155

-7.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£45.49

$0.91 E£47.19

-3.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£33.04

$0.57 E£29.64

12.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 E£38.61

$0.66 E£34.02

13.64%

Eggs

$1.47 E£76.1

$1.39 E£71.9

5.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 E£176

$3.29 E£170

3.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.19 E£217

$4.24 E£220

-1.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.71 E£451

$8.77 E£454

-0.68%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 E£77.4

$1.42 E£73.5

4.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 E£28.90

$0.57 E£29.68

-1.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.51 E£26.60

$0.43 E£22.30

18.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.39 E£20.18

$0.39 E£20.43

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 E£23.91

$0.37 E£19.32

24.32%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£22.72

$0.41 E£21.11

7.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£12.50

$0.22 E£11.32

9.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£8.99

$0.19 E£10.01

-10.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.02 E£105

$1.92 E£99.3

5.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 E£392

$4.80 E£249

57.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 E£63.7

$1.31 E£67.6

-6.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.70 E£88.2

$1.79 E£92.7

-5.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£14.93

$0.18 E£9.40

61.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.01 E£311

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£19.77

$0.39 E£19.96

-2.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 E£16.22

$0.29 E£14.80

6.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 E£52.3

$1.94 E£100

-47.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.33 E£17.12

$0.30 E£15.75

10.00%

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

$35.7K E£1.8M

$35.8K E£1.9M

-0.26%

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

$30.9K E£1.6M

$33.7K E£1.7M

-8.06%

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

$25.37 E£1,314

$11.89 E£616

113.37%

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

$8.10 E£420

$6.60 E£342

22.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£648

$10.41 E£539

20.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.94 E£826

$22.02 E£1,141

-27.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.67 E£346

Cinema Ticket

$3.64 E£189

$2.93 E£152

24.23%

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

$93.2 E£4,826

$87.8 E£4,550

6.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,961 E£101.6K

$1,864 E£96.5K

5.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.83 E£1,649

$27.08 E£1,403

17.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.46 E£2,251

$48.30 E£2,502

-10.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 E£5,453

$109 E£5,660

-3.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.7 E£3,093

$51.5 E£2,668

15.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$210 E£10.9K

$191 E£9,910

9.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 E£6,797

$98.9 E£5,124

32.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$416 E£21.6K

$305 E£15.8K

36.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$254 E£13.2K

$181 E£9,391

40.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$894 E£46.3K

$724 E£37.5K

23.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 E£26.1K

$372 E£19.2K

35.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 E£8,698

$131 E£6,762

28.64%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Dahab: April 11, 2026

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