Abu Dhabi vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$985
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$234
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$169
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$29.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	51	83
😀 Quality of life	85	60
🏙️ Population	1.57M	4.46M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 426% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1859th and 8986th ($2070 vs $394) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 Giza. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 447th and 5926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Giza

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	Abu Dhabi	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$91.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$18.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	24.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$886
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$2.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$3.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$4.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$2866

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$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

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$506
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$402
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$343
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$351
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$340
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$294
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$297
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$300
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$288
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$282
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$323
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$319
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$400
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$356
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$283
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$776
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1936
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$2022
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$479
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1993
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$800
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1700
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1962
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$2145
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$2002
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$415
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2172
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$354
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1062