Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 71.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Egypt instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 67.0% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 89.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 77.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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