Canada vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2044
$418
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1969
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3110
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
4.08
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
30
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
40%
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
41.3M
117M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2044) is 389% more expensive than in Egypt ($418). Canada ranked 19th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 15th and 128th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Canada and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$13.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$20.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
18.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5236
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4482
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$9.23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$92.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13537
$2429

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2493
2.79M
Montreal
$1928
1.8M
Calgary
$2118
1.31M
Ottawa
$2133
1.02M
Edmonton
$1878
1.01M
Vancouver
$2540
662K
Mississauga
$2357
718K
Brampton
$2151
656K
Winnipeg
$1834
750K
Surrey
$2237
568K
Hamilton
$2089
569K
Quebec City
$1695
549K
London
$1916
422K
Halifax
$2143
440K
Laval
$2047
438K
Markham
$2222
339K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Gatineau
$1866
291K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Saskatoon
$1821
266K
Windsor
$1980
230K
Longueuil
$1923
254K
Oakville
$2360
214K
Richmond
$2240
210K
Burlington
$2237
187K
Regina
$1762
226K
Richmond Hill
$2520
202K
Oshawa
$1605
175K
Greater Sudbury
$2077
166K

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