Egypt vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$143
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
31
🌐 English speaking %
40%
8%
🎓 Higher education
74
69
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
117M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 53% less expensive than in Peru ($862). Egypt ranked 195th vs 119th for Peru 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 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 129th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Peru

We calculate prices for Egypt and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$7113

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K