Egypt vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$349
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$902
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$114
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$3457
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
78
🌐 English speaking %
40%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
35
92
🏙️ Population
115M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($349) is 83% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Egypt ranked 197th 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 133rd 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
$3.51
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.4
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.82
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$375
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.44
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1698
$9801

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K