Egypt vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$958
🏠 One person rent
$135
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$148
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$1479
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
5.26
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
28
🌐 English speaking %
35%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
41
30
🏙️ Population
117M
251M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 3% less expensive than in Pakistan ($401). Egypt ranked 196th vs 194th for Pakistan 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 0.4 months in Pakistan. Ranked 127th and 150th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Egypt and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.26
$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.66
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$66.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$271
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$62.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
14.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$7.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$6.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$2.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$47.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$1840

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$421
14.9M
Lahore
$450
11.1M
Faisalabad
$359
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$446
2.1M
Gujranwala
$309
2.03M
Peshawar
$321
1.97M
Multan
$440
1.87M
Hyderabad
$355
1.73M
Islamabad
$496
1.01M
Quetta
$303
1M
Bahawalpur
$310
762K
Sargodha
$391
660K
Sialkot
$313
592K
Sheikhupura
$396
473K
Sukkur
$352
500K
Larkana
$342
491K
Jhang
$306
414K
Gujrat
$335
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
399K
Mardan
$373
364K
Chiniot
$393
318K
Mingora
$373
280K
Wah
$371
259K
Sahiwal
$339
248K
Kamoke
$332
231K
Okara
$340
232K
Nawabshah
$320
263K
Mirpur Khas
$385
237K
Jacobabad
$337
219K
Burewala
$350
203K