Abu Dhabi vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
51
83
😀 Quality of life
85
63
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.8M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 309% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1859th and 8680th ($2070 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 447th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$2645

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$1710
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$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
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$1148
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$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
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$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066