Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.8% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Egypt instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.21
|
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
|
pay 88.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.87
|
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.42
|
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
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