Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Sheikh Zayed Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Sheikh Zayed

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 2.8% cheaper than Sheikh Zayed without rent, and 7.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 12% cheaper than Sheikh Zayed without rent, and 8.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.98 E£188

$3.64 E£172

9.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.07 E£949

$15.76 E£745

27.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 E£235

$4.02 E£190

23.38%

Cappuccino

$1.56 E£73.6

$1.44 E£68.2

8.33%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 E£17.05

$0.31 E£14.74

16.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 E£7.27

$0.10 E£4.73

50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 E£66.2

$1.20 E£56.8

16.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 E£129

$2.93 E£138

-6.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 E£41.51

$0.87 E£40.95

1.15%

White Bread (500g)

$0.64 E£30.07

$0.78 E£36.96

-17.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 E£35.05

$0.71 E£33.42

4.23%

Eggs

$1.54 E£73.0

$1.46 E£69.0

5.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 E£162

$3.98 E£188

-13.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 E£196

$4.49 E£212

-7.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 E£417

$9.29 E£439

-5.06%

Apples (1kg)

$1.51 E£71.4

$1.42 E£67.0

6.34%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 E£28.78

$0.51 E£24.02

19.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.40

$0.42 E£20.03

11.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.38 E£18.04

$0.37 E£17.35

2.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.47 E£22.02

$0.37 E£17.64

27.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.60

$0.38 E£18.18

15.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£10.39

$0.22 E£10.35

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£10.48

$0.18 E£8.36

22.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.94 E£91.7

$1.64 E£77.7

18.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.30 E£392

$6.32 E£299

31.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 E£57.4

$1.36 E£64.4

-11.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 E£83.3

$2.69 E£127

-34.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 E£14.69

$0.23 E£10.79

34.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.23 E£294

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.41 E£19.46

$0.56 E£26.54

-26.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.65

$0.46 E£21.80

-36.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 E£48.48

$2.01 E£94.8

-48.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.47

$0.31 E£14.43

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.3K E£1.7M

$35.8K E£1.7M

-1.36%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.3K E£1.4M

$33.2K E£1.6M

-8.99%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$25.48 E£1,205

$11.29 E£534

125.69%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.37 E£396

$5.85 E£276

43.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.52 E£592

$9.94 E£470

25.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.69 E£742

$39.54 E£1,869

-60.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.65 E£314

$10.16 E£480

-34.55%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 E£167

$3.03 E£143

16.50%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$91.8 E£4,342

$89.1 E£4,210

3.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,000 E£94.5K

$1,868 E£88.3K

7.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.33 E£1,482

$27.23 E£1,287

15.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.18 E£2,136

$49.04 E£2,318

-7.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,058

$109 E£5,145

-1.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.4 E£2,761

$51.0 E£2,409

14.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$205 E£9,671

$190 E£8,987

7.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$133 E£6,293

$101 E£4,759

32.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 E£20.2K

$441 E£20.9K

-3.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 E£11.9K

$177 E£8,382

41.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$871 E£41.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$500 E£23.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$201 E£9,480

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.67

-1.94%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cairo: January 11, 2026

Last update for Sheikh Zayed: January 12, 2026

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