Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 5.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
$1.11
AED4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
$0.73
AED2.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
$4.82
AED17.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
$7.28
AED26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
$3.44
AED12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
$1.03
AED3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
$0.87
AED3.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.80
AED2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.72
AED2.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
$0.55
AED2.02
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
$3.13
AED11.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
$9.80
AED36.00
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
$5.87
AED21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
$89.64
AED329.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
$95.12
AED349.36
|
|
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