Cost of Living in Aswan

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$280
$768
🛋️ Without rent
$222
$625
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$58
$143
🍽️ Food
$149
$384
🚐 Transport
$29.5
$75.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$99
😀 Quality of life
24
🏙️ Population
268K

The average cost of living in Aswan is $280, which is in the top 0.4% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 9258th out of 9294 in our global list and 29th out of 29 in Egypt.

The median after-tax salary is $99, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months. Ranked 8831st (TOP 95%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 28th best city to live in Egypt. With an estimated population of 268K, Aswan is the 16th largest city in Egypt.

Why living in Aswan costs 2.8 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Aswan for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 15 km Aswan International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 18.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 5390 Aswan University
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Prices in Aswan

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$0.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$6.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$484

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