Cairo vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$4093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
9.8M
3.94M

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8680th and 1039th ($506 vs $2420) 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 5610th and 203rd 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
$4.85
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$16876

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492