Colombia vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$1244
🏠 One person rent
$309
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$306
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$185
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$4295
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
4.24
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
31.4%
🎓 Higher education
77
74
😀 Quality of life
37
38
🏙️ Population
49.1M
94.8M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 46% more expensive than in Egypt ($503). Colombia ranked 127th vs 177th 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 132nd and 129th 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
$4.97
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$17.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$26.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$13.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$17.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$3246

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K