Egypt vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$181
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$306
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
39
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
74
😀 Quality of life
38
44
🏙️ Population
94.8M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Egypt ($503) is 14% more expensive than in India ($441). Egypt ranked 177th vs 191st for India 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 1.5 months in India. Ranked 129th and 109th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs India

We calculate prices for Egypt and India as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.5
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$677
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3246
$2011

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M