Cost of living comparison

compared to

Cairo is 66.4% cheaper than Dubai.

If you lived in Cairo instead of Dubai, you would:

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pay 69.2% less for restaurants

 
Dubai
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$4.06
EGP200.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$4.71
EGP232.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
AED4.78
$0.33
EGP16.48

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pay 60.7% less for groceries

 
Dubai
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
AED5.43
$0.65
EGP31.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.37
AED16.07
$1.59
EGP78.13
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
AED24.89
$3.40
EGP167.48

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pay 55.2% less for transportation

 
Dubai
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.16
AED11.59
$1.01
EGP50.00
Monthly public transit pass $81.68
AED300.00
$8.12
EGP400.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,487.61
AED123,000.00
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56

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pay 90.8% less for housing

 
Dubai
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$101.47
AED372.72
$9.69
EGP477.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,224.54
AED8,170.74
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,400.70
AED5,144.76
$129.60
EGP6,386.04

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

 
Dubai
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $775.09
AED2,846.91
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,081.61
AED48,048.76
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46

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pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dubai
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.25
AED45.00
$1.42
EGP70.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.02
AED22.10
$1.54
EGP75.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.53
AED24.00
$1.83
EGP90.02

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

 
Dubai
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.51
AED229.62
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.33
AED206.90
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.15
AED364.17
$97.57
EGP4,807.89

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