Egypt vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$118
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
56
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
75
92
😀 Quality of life
36
78
🏙️ Population
94.8M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 76% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). Egypt ranked 197th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 132nd and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Italy

We calculate prices for Egypt and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$10528

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Italy

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K