Egypt vs El Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt El Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$181
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$306
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$408
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$5127
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
6.85
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
70.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
31
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
1%
🎓 Higher education
74
40
😀 Quality of life
38
26
🏙️ Population
94.8M
5.74M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($503) is 51% less expensive than in El Salvador ($1033). Egypt ranked 177th vs 77th for El Salvador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 0.4 months in El Salvador. Ranked 129th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs El Salvador

We calculate prices for Egypt and El Salvador as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 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.

Egypt El Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.5
$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
9.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$677
$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$6.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3246
$4554

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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

In El Salvador

City Cost of living Population
San Salvador
$1147
316K
Soyapango
$1117
241K
San Miguel
$1107
218K
Santa Ana
$702
245K
Mejicanos
$1112
141K
Apopa
$1093
131K
Santa Tecla
$1153
122K
Ahuachapan
$915
111K
Usulutan
$1031
73.1K
Sonsonate
$866
71.5K