Abu Dhabi vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$189
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
83
😀 Quality of life
82
59
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.61M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 253% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1938th and 8130th ($1936 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 369th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701