Egypt vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$920
🏠 One person rent
$135
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$176
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$145
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$1447
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
6.97
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
34
🌐 English speaking %
35%
0.4%
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
117M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 8% more expensive than in Nepal ($361). Egypt ranked 196th vs 197th for Nepal 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 0.4 months in Nepal. Ranked 127th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Nepal

We calculate prices for Egypt and Nepal as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 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 Nepal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$68.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$32.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$8.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$47.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$3575

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$424
846K
Lalitpur
$336
513K
Pokhara
$386
354K
Birgunj
$317
268K
Biratnagar
$303
243K
Bheemdatta
$330
105K
Dhangadhi
$348
102K
Janakpur
$287
97.8K
Hetauda
$288
84.7K
Damak
$303
75.1K