Dubai vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$846
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$145
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	64	83
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	3.33M	5.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 614% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 1098th and 9177th ($2309 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 306th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Giza

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	Dubai	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$1758

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847