Egypt vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$3110
🏠 One person rent
$135
$795
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$1300
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$1718
💸 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 %
35%
50%
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
41
77
🏙️ Population
117M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 71% less expensive than in Poland ($1367). Egypt ranked 196th vs 47th 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 1.3 months in Poland. Ranked 127th 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
$4.26
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$4.06
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$3785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$53.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$10261

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1979
1.86M
Krakow
$1636
804K
Wroclaw
$1576
674K
Lodz
$1322
649K
Poznan
$1430
547K
Gdansk
$1607
488K
Szczecin
$1190
388K
Gdynia
$1424
245K
Lublin
$1305
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1102
325K
Katowice
$1204
278K
Bialystok
$1229
290K
Rzeszow
$1240
196K
Torun
$925
198K
Zielona Gora
$1189
140K
Kielce
$1170
187K
Czestochowa
$1043
205K
Gliwice
$1047
174K
Olsztyn
$1454
170K
Zabrze
$1115
157K
Bielsko-Biala
$1235
165K
Sosnowiec
$1103
186K
Bytom
$1053
153K
Radom
$1030
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1136
134K
Opole
$1251
127K
Rybnik
$1007
134K
Tychy
$1098
125K
Elblag
$1010
115K
Chorzow
$1077
104K