Egypt vs Israel - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Israel
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$2120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$4932
🏠 One person rent
$143
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$1951
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3258
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$54177
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
7.54
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
64
🌐 English speaking %
40%
85%
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
40
84
🏙️ Population
117M
9.97M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 81% less expensive than in Israel ($2120). Egypt ranked 195th vs 16th for Israel 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 Israel. Ranked 129th and 25th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Israel

We calculate prices for Egypt and Israel as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 67 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 Israel
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$90.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$17.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.48
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$963
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$9722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$7252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$4.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$16.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$15010

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In Israel

City Cost of living Population
Jerusalem
$2447
936K
Tel Aviv
$2492
468K
Haifa
$1840
283K
Petah Tikva
$2124
236K
Bnei Brak
$2286
194K
Rishon LeZion
$2233
250K
Ramat Gan
$2440
159K
Holon
$1937
194K
Beersheba
$1645
209K
Netanya
$2247
217K
Ashkelon
$1850
134K
Rehovot
$1947
133K
Bat Yam
$2040
129K
Beit Shemesh
$1747
119K
Herzliya
$2937
94K
Hadera
$1786
95.7K
Kfar Saba
$2214
101K
Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
97.1K
Afula
$1817
60K
Ra'anana
$2290
74K
Nazareth
$1850
83.4K
Lod
$1998
75.7K
Ramat HaSharon
$1974
46.7K
Rahat
$1879
64.5K
Eilat
$1734
51.9K
Rosh HaAyin
$2153
56.3K
Kiryat Ono
$2135
41.9K
Nahariya
$1775
60K
Kiryat Gat
$2032
55K
Umm al-Fahm
$1954
55.3K