Egypt vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$118
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$1061
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$22990
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
80.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
49
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
51%
🎓 Higher education
75
86
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
94.8M
10.5M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 70% less expensive than in Greece ($1185). Egypt ranked 197th vs 58th 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 132nd and 45th 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
$3.54
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.83
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$3153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$2618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$5.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$87.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$7326

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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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1366
643K
Crete
$1186
623K
Thessaloniki
$1223
310K
Patras
$1080
174K
Piraeus
$1143
168K
Larissa
$1019
146K
Heraklion
$1137
145K
Peristeri
$1228
134K
Glyfada
$1528
89.6K
Kallithea
$1257
97.6K
Nikaia
$1146
88.1K
Rhodes
$1095
54.6K
Kifissia
$1459
48.7K
Nea Ionia
$1278
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1258
72.9K
Volos
$1133
85.8K
Komotini
$985
51.7K
Chalcis
$1148
64.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1346
64.9K
Kalamata
$1123
57.7K
Xanthi
$1055
58.8K
Alexandroupoli
$999
59.5K
Serres
$1043
58.4K
Chania
$1257
54.6K
Ioannina
$1094
64.9K
Trikala
$1036
61.6K
Lamia
$896
47.5K
Katerini
$989
59.2K
Agrinio
$956
50.7K
Drama
$912
44.3K