Abu Dhabi vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1185
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$190
😷 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 341% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1650th and 8753rd ($2133 vs $483) 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 424th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$2716

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201