Egypt vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2053
🏠 One person rent
$118
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$757
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$3368
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
4
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
18
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
20%
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
36
39
🏙️ Population
94.8M
5.23M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 59% less expensive than in the Palestine ($862). Egypt ranked 197th vs 110th for the Palestine 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 0.9 months in the Palestine. Ranked 132nd and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs the Palestine

We calculate prices for Egypt and the Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 8 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 Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.54
$7.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.26
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
14.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$1356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$2479

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs the Palestine

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$424
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$310
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$374
1.03M
Helwan
$345
619K
Faiyum
$339
519K
Mansoura
$306
622K
Qena
$333
201K
Tanta
$315
430K
Suez
$303
517K
Port Said
$282
524K
Asyut
$306
389K
Aswan
$324
268K
Luxor
$314
202K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
593K
Zagazig
$327
303K
Shibin El Kom
$323
268K
Sohag
$350
194K
Minya
$357
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$299
263K
Ismailia
$310
429K
Damanhur
$308
244K
Beni Suef
$334
193K
Hurghada
$278
161K
Damietta
$291
207K
Benha
$335
158K
Sharm El Sheikh
$499
73K
El Gouna
$294
15K
Dahab
$393
4.48K

In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Ashdod
$1775
220K
Gaza
$609
590K
Hebron
$721
215K
Nablus
$730
157K
Ramallah
$952
39K
Qalqilya
$705
41.7K
Bethlehem
$934
36K
Dura
$847
28.3K