Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 75.4% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 71.4% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.94
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.01
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,502.84
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 91.3% less for housing
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.51
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,202.77
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,080.84
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.73
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.79
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,056.73
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 79.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.07
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.17
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.48
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.44
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.14
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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