Egypt vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$1762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$4166
🏠 One person rent
$145
$915
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$2972
💸 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 %
40%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
41
87
🏙️ Population
117M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 76% less expensive than in France ($1762). Egypt ranked 193rd 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 128th 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
$4.58
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$7.47
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$708
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$6594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$826
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$13678

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2480
2.11M
Marseille
$1780
886K
Lyon
$1764
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1934
358K
Nantes
$1607
328K
Strasbourg
$1688
294K
Montpellier
$1663
310K
Bordeaux
$1747
268K
Lille
$1698
238K
Rennes
$1502
231K
Villeurbanne
$1687
164K
Angers
$1739
159K
Amiens
$1358
136K
Le Mans
$1382
146K
Grenoble
$1581
156K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
119K
Saint-Etienne
$1269
173K
Metz
$1569
123K
Toulon
$1545
179K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
146K
Orleans
$1370
116K
Saint-Denis
$1985
115K
Dijon
$1521
162K
Aix-en-Provence
$1788
150K
Reims
$1520
178K
Nimes
$1435
152K
Brest
$1227
142K
Le Havre
$1286
167K
Argenteuil
$1991
106K