Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 72.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.79
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,507.43
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 91.0% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.19
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.51
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.86
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.67
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.09
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,687.01
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 79.2% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.11
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.63
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.93
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.90
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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