Egypt vs Nepal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Nepal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$1024
🏠 One person rent
$181
$119
🏘️ Family rent
$306
$229
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$1337
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
68.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
35
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
3%
🎓 Higher education
74
50
😀 Quality of life
38
30
🏙️ Population
94.8M
29.2M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($503) is 28% more expensive than in Nepal ($392). Egypt ranked 177th vs 194th 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 0.6 months in Nepal. Ranked 129th and 145th 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
$4.88
$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$7.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$132
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$9.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
13.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$677
$1240
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$8.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$45.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$82.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3246
$3091

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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 Nepal

City Cost of living Population
Kathmandu
$455
846K
Lalitpur
$355
513K
Pokhara
$386
600K
Birgunj
$345
268K
Biratnagar
$342
243K
Bheemdatta
$400
105K
Dhangadhi
$414
102K
Hetauda
$390
84.7K
Damak
$339
75.1K
Janakpur
$337
97.8K