Egypt vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$349
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$902
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$114
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$3457
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
56
🌐 English speaking %
40%
22%
🎓 Higher education
74
90
😀 Quality of life
35
78
🏙️ Population
115M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($349) is 75% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Egypt ranked 197th vs 38th for Spain 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 Spain. Ranked 133rd and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Spain

We calculate prices for Egypt and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.51
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.4
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.82
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$375
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.44
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1698
$8661

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K