Egypt vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

Egypt Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$350
$1089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$903
$2454
🏠 One person rent
$114
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$219
$1056
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.2
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1219
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$18321
😃 Human freedom index
4.28
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
75.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
55
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
35
72
🏙️ Population
94.8M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($350) is 68% less expensive than in Poland ($1089). Egypt ranked 196th vs 67th 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 1.1 months in Poland. Ranked 137th and 43rd 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
$3.26
$8.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.1
$463
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$795
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.4
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.65%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$3116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$278
$2237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.38
$7.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$8.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2140
$6861

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$422
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$322
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$364
1.03M
Suez
$283
517K
Helwan
$332
619K
Faiyum
$288
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$284
593K
Mansoura
$279
622K
Asyut
$298
389K
Port Said
$313
524K
Ismailia
$324
429K
Tanta
$306
430K
Shibin El Kom
$296
268K
Zagazig
$292
303K
Aswan
$271
268K
Minya
$291
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$300
263K
Beni Suef
$247
193K
Damietta
$303
207K
Benha
$246
158K
Luxor
$237
202K
Damanhur
$297
244K
Sohag
$280
194K
Qena
$226
201K
Hurghada
$300
161K
Sharm El Sheikh
$433
73K
El Gouna
$302
15K
Dahab
$419
4.48K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1389
1.86M
Krakow
$1315
801K
Wroclaw
$1271
673K
Lodz
$1129
671K
Gdansk
$1221
486K
Poznan
$1143
547K
Szczecin
$1262
396K
Bydgoszcz
$938
338K
Katowice
$1042
286K
Lublin
$910
335K
Gdynia
$1176
245K
Bialystok
$962
294K
Torun
$756
198K
Gliwice
$912
174K
Czestochowa
$875
213K
Sosnowiec
$935
194K
Rzeszow
$985
196K
Radom
$881
202K
Zielona Gora
$845
140K
Kielce
$820
187K
Bielsko-Biala
$968
169K
Opole
$992
127K
Olsztyn
$876
170K
Chorzow
$983
104K
Ruda Slaska
$1221
134K
Bytom
$778
153K
Zabrze
$822
158K
Rybnik
$946
134K
Gorzow Wielkopolski
$841
120K
Tychy
$972
125K