Abu Dhabi vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$157
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$259
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$140
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	83
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 374% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 2187th and 8955th ($1942 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 443rd and 6081st 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	$10.9	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$2777

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$473
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$395
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$336
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$345
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$334
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$287
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$288
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$326
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$276
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$274
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$306
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$384
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$348
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$271
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$695
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1867
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1951
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$517
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1957
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$782
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1645
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1879
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1993
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1910
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$398
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$2064
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$346
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$1021