Egypt vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$378
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$981
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$120
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$853
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$688
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$9394
😃 Human freedom index
4.28
7.16
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
36
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
55%
🎓 Higher education
73
83
😀 Quality of life
34
57
🏙️ Population
94.8M
7.02M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($378) is 58% less expensive than in Serbia ($909). Egypt ranked 196th vs 88th for Serbia 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 0.8 months in Serbia. Ranked 137th and 68th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Egypt and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 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 Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.33
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$88.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.71%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$549
$3036
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$303
$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.71
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.9
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2068
$6387

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$469
9.61M
Giza
$348
5.6M
Alexandria
$353
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$395
1.03M
Suez
$271
517K
Helwan
$356
619K
Faiyum
$301
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$287
593K
Tanta
$320
430K
Mansoura
$282
622K
Asyut
$303
389K
Port Said
$324
524K
Ismailia
$313
429K
Zagazig
$300
303K
Shibin El Kom
$312
268K
Minya
$301
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$318
263K
Beni Suef
$254
193K
Aswan
$279
268K
Damietta
$306
207K
Benha
$241
158K
Damanhur
$303
244K
Sohag
$278
194K
Qena
$247
201K
Hurghada
$299
161K
Luxor
$247
202K
Sharm El Sheikh
$475
73K
El Gouna
$306
15K
Dahab
$469
4.48K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1079
1.38M
Novi Sad
$932
380K
Nis
$683
183K
Pristina
$649
199K
Kragujevac
$633
151K
Subotica
$739
106K
Valjevo
$554
90.3K
Novi Pazar
$863
66.5K
Cacak
$598
71.9K
Mitrovica
$440
71.6K