Egypt vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$349
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$902
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$114
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$3457
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
54
🌐 English speaking %
40%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
74
92
😀 Quality of life
35
77
🏙️ Population
115M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($349) is 76% less expensive than in Italy ($1427). Egypt ranked 197th vs 36th 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 133rd and 36th 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
$3.51
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.4
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.82
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$375
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.44
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1698
$10713

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K