Egypt vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$181
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$306
$477
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$3442
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
74
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
38
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
74
57
😀 Quality of life
38
45
🏙️ Population
94.8M
37.1M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($503) is 20% less expensive than in Morocco ($630). Egypt ranked 177th vs 147th for Morocco 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 0.7 months in Morocco. Ranked 129th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Egypt and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 22 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 Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.5
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$677
$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$5.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3246
$3914

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$826
3.5M
Fez
$529
1.11M
Marrakesh
$609
929K
Sale
$533
850K
Tangier
$661
948K
Rabat
$717
573K
Safi
$470
309K
Oujda
$488
494K
Meknes
$424
520K
Tetouan
$504
381K
Mohammedia
$627
209K
Agadir
$533
422K
Kenitra
$520
431K
Temara
$574
314K
Laayoune
$536
218K
Beni Mellal
$445
193K
El Jadida
$503
195K
Ait Melloul
$508
172K
Nador
$457
162K
Khouribga
$437
196K
Essaouira
$625
78K
Taghazout
$516
5.26K