Australia vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$418
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
4.08
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
30
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
40%
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
27.2M
117M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 481% more expensive than in Egypt ($418). Australia ranked 12th vs 193rd 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 4th and 128th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Australia and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 64 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.

Australia Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$13.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$20.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
18.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$9.23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$92.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$2429

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K