Australia vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2363
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5533
$905
🏠 One person rent
$1378
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$2308
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$26.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4107
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$64712
$3513
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
4.24
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
35
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
95
36
🏙️ Population
26.5M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2363) is 564% more expensive than in Egypt ($356). Australia ranked 12th vs 197th 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 132nd 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
$15.2
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.74
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$3.63
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1488
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1139
$86.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2800
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1894
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$8.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
13.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9162
$612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6144
$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.26
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$5.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.5
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$79
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1814
$72.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16573
$1620

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2397
5.03M
Sydney
$2801
4.84M
Brisbane
$2491
2.36M
Perth
$2345
2.14M
Adelaide
$2246
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2300
608K
Canberra
$2393
381K
Wollongong
$1532
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1733
284K
Ipswich
$1877
233K
Hobart
$2265
197K
Townsville
$1303
174K
Geelong
$1892
180K
Newcastle
$1833
153K
Darwin
$1756
140K
Cairns
$1442
147K
Ballarat
$1357
116K
Bunbury
$2136
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1635
108K
Bendigo
$1397
103K
Melton
$1795
76.3K
Launceston
$1798
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1913
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1514
63.2K
Pakenham
$1805
54.1K
Tarneit
$1757
56.4K
Berwick
$1800
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1835
57.7K
Frankston
$1799
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1571
30.8K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K