Cairo vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
64
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8130th and 1218th ($549 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5556th and 189th 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
$5.45
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541