Egypt vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$3901
🏠 One person rent
$143
$776
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$1310
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3104
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$53189
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
88
🌐 English speaking %
40%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
117M
5.64M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 75% less expensive than in Finland ($1643). Egypt ranked 195th vs 31st 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 1.9 months in Finland. Ranked 129th and 13th 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
$4.12
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$84.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$3367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$10628

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K