Egypt vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$145
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$281
💸 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 %
40%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
41
49
🏙️ Population
117M
283M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 27% less expensive than in Indonesia ($575). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 171st 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 128th 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
$4.58
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$4.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$2.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$6550

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$684
11.1M
Bali
$1175
4.36M
Bekasi
$556
2.38M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Depok
$391
2.33M
Bandung
$536
2.88M
Tangerang
$609
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Palembang
$388
1.54M
Medan
$461
2.11M
Batam
$533
1.2M
Bogor
$467
982K
Semarang
$499
1.62M
Makassar
$510
1.34M
Cilacap
$470
1.17M
Samarinda
$560
831K
Bandar Lampung
$362
1.17M
Pontianak
$411
681K
Denpasar
$496
670K
Pekanbaru
$495
983K
Serang
$488
613K
Malang
$379
866K
Padang
$851
909K
Cimahi
$502
587K
Banjarmasin
$461
662K
Jambi
$439
612K
Balikpapan
$588
598K
Tasikmalaya
$359
678K
Kupang
$527
467K
Cilegon
$487
388K