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
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 69.0% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 67.0% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.06
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,513.09
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 89.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.50
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.00
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.35
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.97
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 81.6% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.09
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,680.87
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 77.0% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.58
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
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pay 50.7% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.61
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.18
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.97
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.58
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
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