Cairo vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$154
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 989th ($417 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5545th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dubai

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Cairo Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$13241

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536