Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 75.4% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 71.4% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.95
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.03
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 91.3% less for housing
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 79.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.09
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.16
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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