Abu Dhabi vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$828
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$76.9
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$168
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$30
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$119
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	36 km
🎓 Higher education	52	49
😀 Quality of life	83	48
🏙️ Population	1.48M	4.87M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 482% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 2486th and 9207th ($1802 vs $310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Alexandria. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Alexandria ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 405th and 6328th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Alexandria

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	Abu Dhabi	Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$49
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$8.58
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$13.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$8.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	14.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$2.46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$0.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$1.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$2.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$7.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$54.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$1331

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154