Egypt vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$349
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$902
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$114
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$3457
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
88
🌐 English speaking %
40%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
74
97
😀 Quality of life
35
90
🏙️ Population
115M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($349) is 77% less expensive than in Finland ($1521). Egypt ranked 197th vs 30th for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 133rd and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Finland

We calculate prices for Egypt and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.4
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.82
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$375
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.44
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1698
$8342

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K