Egypt vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$145
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
81
🌐 English speaking %
40%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
41
95
🏙️ Population
117M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 82% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 14th for Norway 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 128th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Norway

We calculate prices for Egypt and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs Norway

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K