Cost of Living in Helwan

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$494
$1185
🛋️ Without rent
$307
$897
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$188
$288
🍽️ Food
$209
$538
🚐 Transport
$25.5
$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
😀 Quality of life
40
🏙️ Population
619K

The average cost of living in Helwan is $494, which is in the top 8% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8540th out of 9294 in our global list and 7th out of 29 in Egypt.

The median after-tax salary is $200, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months. Ranked 7174th (TOP 77%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 5th best city to live in Egypt. With an estimated population of 619K, Helwan is the 6th largest city in Egypt.

✈️ Closest airport 28 km Almaza Air Force Base
😷 Air quality Moderate 26.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 529 Cairo University
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Prices in Helwan

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3322

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