Egypt vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$3717
🏠 One person rent
$145
$935
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$2123
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
55
🌐 English speaking %
40%
22%
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
117M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 75% less expensive than in Spain ($1642). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 34th 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 128th and 32nd 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
$4.58
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$762
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$4915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$73.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$10852

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2089
3.51M
Barcelona
$2116
1.73M
Valencia
$1797
841K
Tenerife
$1774
955K
Zaragoza
$1471
693K
Seville
$1403
689K
Malaga
$1727
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2000
435K
Bilbao
$1746
351K
Alicante
$1516
366K
Valladolid
$1408
303K
Las Palmas
$1540
382K
Vigo
$1427
294K
Cordoba
$1331
323K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
261K
Terrassa
$1473
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
290K
Gijon
$1511
270K
Sabadell
$1685
225K
A Coruna
$1426
252K
Badalona
$2155
232K
San Sebastian
$1797
190K
Pamplona
$1655
209K
Granada
$1360
234K
Elche
$1314
246K
Cartagena
$1212
221K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
212K
Oviedo
$1327
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
214K
Marbella
$1935
160K