Egypt vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$2351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$143
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$68219
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
78
🌐 English speaking %
40%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
74
95
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
117M
18M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 83% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2351). Egypt ranked 195th vs 12th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 129th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Egypt and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$91.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$6188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$4821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$2108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$12008

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K