Egypt vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$135
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
50
🌐 English speaking %
35%
51%
🎓 Higher education
73
87
😀 Quality of life
41
74
🏙️ Population
117M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 69% less expensive than in Greece ($1253). Egypt ranked 196th vs 61st for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 127th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Greece

We calculate prices for Egypt and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$8295

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Greece

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K