Egypt vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$135
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
34
🌐 English speaking %
35%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
117M
283M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 28% less expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Egypt ranked 196th vs 178th for Indonesia 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 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 127th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Egypt and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$6178

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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 Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K