Egypt vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$925
🏠 One person rent
$145
$102
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$171
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$181
💸 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 %
40%
3%
🎓 Higher education
73
46
😀 Quality of life
41
35
🏙️ Population
117M
29.7M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 15% more expensive than in Nepal ($362). Egypt ranked 193rd 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 0.5 months in Nepal. Ranked 128th and 144th 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
$4.58
$1.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$66
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$9.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$5.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$2.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$2.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$60.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$3119

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$412
846K
Lalitpur
$340
513K
Pokhara
$395
354K
Birgunj
$319
268K
Biratnagar
$315
243K
Dhangadhi
$363
102K
Janakpur
$284
97.8K
Bheemdatta
$347
105K
Hetauda
$285
84.7K
Damak
$310
75.1K