Colombia vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$905
🏠 One person rent
$317
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$220
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$26.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$141
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$3513
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
4.24
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
77
75
😀 Quality of life
36
36
🏙️ Population
49.1M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 107% more expensive than in Egypt ($356). Colombia ranked 130th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 131st and 132nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Colombia and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.11
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$86.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$8.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
13.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$5.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$2.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$2.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$72.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$1620

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

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