Egypt vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$3851
🏠 One person rent
$118
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1330
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$2875
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$53756
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
87
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
36
90
🏙️ Population
94.8M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 78% less expensive than in Finland ($1615). Egypt ranked 197th vs 27th 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 132nd 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
$3.54
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$774
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$3208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$13.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$9041

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K