Egypt vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$145
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
53
🌐 English speaking %
40%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
117M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 70% less expensive than in Poland ($1393). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 45th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 128th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Poland

We calculate prices for Egypt and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$10757

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K