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Egypt

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United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 4.9 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 64.2% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 15.6 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 8.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 34.2% more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$8.17 AED30.00	+92.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$9.53 AED35.00	+99.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.15 AED4.24	+264.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.42 AED1.53	+236.6%
Average			+119.6%

Alexandria vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$1.62 AED5.94	+131.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$5.81 AED21.35	+199.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$7.38 AED27.10	+130.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$3.49 AED12.81	+199.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$4.40 AED16.16	+120.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$1.12 AED4.13	+61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.95 AED3.48	+170.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.84 AED3.09	+242.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.71 AED2.60	+362.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.55 AED2.03	+377.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.53 AED1.96	+274.4%
Average			+191.9%

Alexandria vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.2% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$3.63 AED13.32	+111.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$26.55 AED97.49	+131.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$29,949.09 AED110K	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.62 AED28.00	+59.7%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 15.6 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$88.30 AED324.28	+560.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$1,966.33 AED7,221.36	+1336.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$1,399.56 AED5,139.88	+1880.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$148.00 AED543.52	+1253.8%
Average			+1457.3%

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pay 8.0 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$790.93 AED2,904.68	+810.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$14,819.26 AED54,423.74	+595.9%
Average			+695.9%

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$11.57 AED42.50	+765.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$5.96 AED21.87	+362.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$6.67 AED24.50	+249.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$95.29 AED349.96	+633.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$14.97 AED54.99	+422.7%
Average			+489.7%

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pay 34.2% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$61.46 AED225.73	+82.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$49.09 AED180.30	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$111.63 AED409.96	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$110.14 AED404.50	+94.4%
Average			+34.2%

Alexandria vs. Abu Dhabi - Cost of clothing

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