Egypt vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$378
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$981
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$120
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$1138
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$1865
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$29350
😃 Human freedom index
4.28
8.08
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
60
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
22%
🎓 Higher education
73
91
😀 Quality of life
34
80
🏙️ Population
94.8M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($378) is 71% less expensive than in Spain ($1302). Egypt ranked 196th vs 41st 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 1.4 months in Spain. Ranked 137th and 31st 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
$3.77
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.25
 Cappuccino
$1.45
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$83
$560
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$914
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.2
$84.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.71%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$549
$3354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$303
$2210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.87
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.71
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.5
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.9
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2068
$7821

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1612
3.28M
Barcelona
$1757
1.64M
Valencia
$1382
792K
Tenerife
$1272
932K
Seville
$1225
682K
Malaga
$1382
579K
Zaragoza
$1155
673K
Bilbao
$1508
344K
Palma de Mallorca
$1500
416K
Murcia
$1172
460K
Pamplona
$1325
203K
Alicante
$1177
339K
Valladolid
$1208
296K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1406
265K
Gijon
$1167
268K
San Sebastian
$1546
188K
Terrassa
$1323
224K
Las Palmas
$1246
379K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1308
254K
Vigo
$1129
292K
Cordoba
$1059
320K
Sabadell
$1336
216K
Badalona
$1499
224K
Granada
$1190
229K
Jerez de la Frontera
$944
213K
A Coruna
$1203
245K
Oviedo
$1105
186K
Elche
$986
236K
Cartagena
$982
217K
Santander
$1167
172K