Egypt vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$965
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$135
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$222
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$153
$2076
💸 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 %
35%
39%
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
41
83
🏙️ Population
117M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($390) is 76% less expensive than in Spain ($1627). Egypt ranked 196th 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 127th 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
$4.26
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$1.42
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.97%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.89
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.05
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.35
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.08
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.7
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2186
$10763

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K