Egypt vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$356
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$905
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$118
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$26.1
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$3513
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
54
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
75
83
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
94.8M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($356) is 72% less expensive than in Poland ($1248). Egypt ranked 197th vs 49th 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 132nd 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
$3.54
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.19
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$1.4
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.3
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$172
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.8
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.72
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$612
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$324
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.94
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.26
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72.5
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1620
$8082

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K