Egypt vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$1755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$4140
🏠 One person rent
$143
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$1569
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$552
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3290
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$55800
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
75
🌐 English speaking %
40%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
117M
83.5M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 77% less expensive than in Germany ($1755). Egypt ranked 195th vs 24th for Germany 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 Germany. Ranked 129th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Germany

We calculate prices for Egypt and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$667
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$5862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$4371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$63.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$70.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$15339

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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 Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K