Argentina vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

Argentina Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$603
$350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1533
$903
🏠 One person rent
$238
$114
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$219
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$155
💸 GDP per capita
$13686
$4295
😃 Human freedom index
6.99
4.28
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
30
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
54
35
🏙️ Population
47.3M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($603) is 72% more expensive than in Egypt ($350). Argentina ranked 154th vs 196th for Egypt in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Argentina compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 74th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Argentina and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 29 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.43
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.38
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$124
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$76.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$345
$163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$16.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$25
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.43%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1941
$509
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.33
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.07
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.56
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.5
$3.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$129
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4918
$2140

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In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$800
3.12M
Cordoba
$603
1.33M
Rosario
$634
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$663
606K
Santa Fe
$625
406K
Salta
$569
535K
Mar del Plata
$596
593K
Lanus
$553
459K
Quilmes
$508
262K
Merlo
$615
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$609
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$606
238K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$533
322K
Isidro Casanova
$629
191K
Corrientes
$570
353K
San Juan
$613
471K
Jose C. Paz
$564
217K
Santiago del Estero
$439
430K
Rafael Castillo
$618
148K
Moreno
$588
172K
Berazategui
$530
181K
Posadas
$554
276K
Bahia Blanca
$567
299K
Rio Cuarto
$308
157K
Moron
$660
99.1K
San Justo
$621
137K
Ramos Mejia
$639
120K
Virrey del Pino
$586
156K
Resistencia
$477
292K
Ezeiza
$576
160K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$422
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$322
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$364
1.03M
Suez
$283
517K
Helwan
$332
619K
Faiyum
$288
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$284
593K
Mansoura
$279
622K
Asyut
$298
389K
Port Said
$313
524K
Ismailia
$324
429K
Tanta
$306
430K
Shibin El Kom
$296
268K
Zagazig
$292
303K
Aswan
$271
268K
Minya
$291
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$300
263K
Beni Suef
$247
193K
Damietta
$303
207K
Benha
$246
158K
Luxor
$237
202K
Damanhur
$297
244K
Sohag
$280
194K
Qena
$226
201K
Hurghada
$300
161K
Sharm El Sheikh
$433
73K
El Gouna
$302
15K
Dahab
$419
4.48K