Argentina vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$563
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1412
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$234
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$306
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$185
💸 GDP per capita
$13651
$4295
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
4.24
❤️ Life expectancy
75.4
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
35
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
82
74
😀 Quality of life
53
38
🏙️ Population
47.3M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($563) is 12% more expensive than in Egypt ($503). Argentina ranked 163rd vs 177th 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 78th and 129th 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
$6.29
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$17.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$26.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
30.92%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2264
$677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.67
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.4
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.43
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5264
$3246

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$791
3.12M
Cordoba
$621
1.33M
Rosario
$462
1.19M
San Miguel de Tucuman
$485
606K
Santa Fe
$505
406K
Salta
$538
535K
Lanus
$657
459K
Mar del Plata
$489
593K
Quilmes
$705
262K
Merlo
$623
244K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
248K
Gonzalez Catan
$623
238K
San Juan
$680
471K
Isidro Casanova
$639
191K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$540
322K
Corrientes
$523
353K
Santiago del Estero
$298
430K
Rafael Castillo
$629
148K
Berazategui
$679
181K
Moreno
$604
172K
Posadas
$340
276K
Bahia Blanca
$436
299K
Jose C. Paz
$581
217K
Rio Cuarto
$440
157K
San Justo
$642
137K
Moron
$665
99.1K
Ramos Mejia
$650
120K
Virrey del Pino
$605
156K
La Plata
$465
193K
Ezeiza
$597
160K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K