The cost of living from one country to another can vary immensely, but the cost of living in Dubai is a ridiculous 87.5% higher than Cairo! Can you even believe those numbers? So, before you head to the other side, make sure you check just how expensive it is. Maybe we do have (a teeny weeny) reason to be thankful for living in Egypt.
Coffee
UAE: 16 AED (~35 LE)
Egypt: 25 LE(~12 AED)
Water (600 ml)
UAE: 1 AED (~2.1 LE)
Egypt: 2 LE (~0.95 AED)
Rent (three-bedroom apartment in city centre)
UAE: 15,800 AED (~33,700 LE)
Egypt: 4,000 LE (~1875 AED)
Car (Volkswagen Golf or equivalent new car)
UAE: 75,000 AED (~159, 776 LE)
Egypt: 220,000 LE (~103,279 AED)
Gasoline (1 Litre)
UAE: 1.96 AED (~4 LE)
Egypt: 2.65 LE (~1.25 AED)
Cigarettes
UAE: 10 AED (~21.3 LE)
Egypt: 24 LE (~11.2 AED)
Sushi
UAE: 155 AED (~330 LE)
Egypt: 200 LE (~93.8 AED)
Shawerma
UAE: 10 AED (~21.3 LE)
Egypt: 15 LE (~7.04 AED)
Imported Beer
UAE: 40 AED (~85.2 LE)
Egypt: 15.48 LE (~7.27 AED)
Cinema
UAE: 35 AED (~74.6 LE)
Egypt: 40 LE (~14.78 AED)
Meal for two at an average restaurant (three-course meal)
UAE: 150 AED (~320 LE)
Egypt: 170 LE (~78 AED)
Internet (10Mbps/Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
UAE: 314 AED (~669.5 LE)
Egypt: 440 LE (~206 AED)
Taxi Normal Tariff/1 Km Tariff
UAE: 10 AED/2 AED (~21.3 LE/4.26 LE)
Egypt: 3 LE/1.5 LE (~1.41 AED/ 0.7 AED)
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