Abu Dhabi vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1936	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4876	$1196
🏠 One person rent	$1291	$194
🏘️ Family rent	$2811	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.9	$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3588	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	52	83
😀 Quality of life	82	45
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 277% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1938th and 8414th ($1936 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.4 months in Giza. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Giza ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 369th and 6700th 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	$9.91	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1396	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3226	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2329	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$19.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$30.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$109	$9.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5079	$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4566	$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$4.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$1.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.4	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$6.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11210	$3764

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

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

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$549
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$494
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$472
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$478
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$450
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$470
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$446
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$468
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$366
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$418
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$384
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$495
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$455
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$421
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$657
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1671
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1725
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$625
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1703
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$692
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1687
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1848
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1703
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$449
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1826
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$434
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$802