Australia vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$902
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$114
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$221
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$27.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$3457
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
4.17
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
30
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
40%
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
26.5M
115M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 507% more expensive than in Egypt ($349). 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 3rd and 133rd 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
$14
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$84.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$287
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$17.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$8.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
16.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$5.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$3.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$1698

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K