Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 62.0% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$3.25
EGP155.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$4.23
EGP202.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.25
EGP12.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.15
EGP7.01
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.59
EGP28.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$1.73
EGP83.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$3.44
EGP164.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.46
EGP70.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.41
EGP115.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.53
EGP25.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.24
EGP11.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.16
EGP7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.15
EGP7.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.14
EGP6.81
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$1.24
EGP59.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$11.39
EGP544.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,272,785.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$1.37
EGP65.39
|
|
pay 88.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$14.42
EGP690.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$173.02
EGP8,278.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$100.76
EGP4,821.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$18.76
EGP897.64
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$113.41
EGP5,426.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$2,460.81
EGP117,746.25
|
|
pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.63
EGP77.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.71
EGP82.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.79
EGP85.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$19.91
EGP952.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$3.90
EGP186.83
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$38.38
EGP1,836.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$36.15
EGP1,729.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$88.16
EGP4,218.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$42.66
EGP2,041.45
|
|
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