Egypt vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$145
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
78
🌐 English speaking %
40%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
41
94
🏙️ Population
117M
18M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 83% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 13th 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 128th and 8th 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
$4.58
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$11739

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs the Netherlands

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K