Egypt vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$135
$904
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$1549
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$2922
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$46103
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
8.18
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
66
🌐 English speaking %
35%
23.7%
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
41
86
🏙️ Population
117M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 78% less expensive than in France ($1737). Egypt ranked 196th vs 28th for France 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 1.7 months in France. Ranked 127th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs France

We calculate prices for Egypt and France as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$7.26
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$1771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$1432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$6560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$22.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$14620

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2460
2.1M
Marseille
$1759
886K
Lyon
$1747
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1901
358K
Nantes
$1579
328K
Montpellier
$1644
310K
Strasbourg
$1658
294K
Bordeaux
$1789
268K
Lille
$1658
238K
Rennes
$1500
231K
Villeurbanne
$1652
164K
Aix-en-Provence
$1853
150K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
119K
Amiens
$1350
136K
Grenoble
$1560
156K
Le Mans
$1339
146K
Angers
$1637
159K
Toulon
$1530
179K
Metz
$1591
123K
Le Havre
$1247
167K
Saint-Etienne
$1251
173K
Orleans
$1356
116K
Saint-Denis
$1918
115K
Brest
$1208
142K
Dijon
$1490
162K
Reims
$1553
178K
Nimes
$1440
152K
Argenteuil
$1935
106K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
146K