Egypt vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Egypt Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$350
$332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$903
$812
🏠 One person rent
$114
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$219
$228
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$128
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.2
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$160
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
4.28
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
27
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
73
60
😀 Quality of life
35
27
🏙️ Population
94.8M
224M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($350) is 5% more expensive than in Pakistan ($332). Egypt ranked 196th vs 197th 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 137th and 158th 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
$3.26
$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$91.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.1
$68.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.65%
14.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$278
$401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.38
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$9.18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$35.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2140
$1019

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$422
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$322
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$364
1.03M
Suez
$283
517K
Helwan
$332
619K
Faiyum
$288
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$284
593K
Mansoura
$279
622K
Asyut
$298
389K
Port Said
$313
524K
Ismailia
$324
429K
Tanta
$306
430K
Shibin El Kom
$296
268K
Zagazig
$292
303K
Aswan
$271
268K
Minya
$291
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$300
263K
Beni Suef
$247
193K
Damietta
$303
207K
Benha
$246
158K
Luxor
$237
202K
Damanhur
$297
244K
Sohag
$280
194K
Qena
$226
201K
Hurghada
$300
161K
Sharm El Sheikh
$433
73K
El Gouna
$302
15K
Dahab
$419
4.48K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$358
14.9M
Lahore
$382
11.1M
Faisalabad
$267
3.2M
Hyderabad
$267
1.73M
Multan
$379
1.87M
Peshawar
$270
1.97M
Rawalpindi
$316
2.1M
Gujranwala
$253
2.03M
Islamabad
$355
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$234
762K
Quetta
$308
1M
Sargodha
$322
660K
Larkana
$290
491K
Sukkur
$265
500K
Nawabshah
$255
263K
Sheikhupura
$325
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
399K
Jhang
$313
414K
Sialkot
$330
592K
Mardan
$290
359K
Okara
$272
232K
Gujrat
$313
391K
Mirpur Khas
$282
237K
Chiniot
$331
478K
Mingora
$286
280K
Wah
$265
259K
Jacobabad
$265
201K
Burewala
$301
203K
Kamoke
$256
231K
Khanewal
$335
165K