Canada vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$1002
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$171
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$31.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$152
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
4.17
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
30
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
40%
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
90
40
🏙️ Population
41.3M
117M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 392% more expensive than in Egypt ($407). Canada ranked 18th vs 195th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 15th and 129th 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
$16.2
$4.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$12.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$19.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
18.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$847
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$655
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$2.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$90.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$2107

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K