Egypt vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

Egypt Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$350
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$903
$1827
🏠 One person rent
$114
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$219
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.2
$25.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$816
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$4426
😃 Human freedom index
4.28
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
50
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
30%
🎓 Higher education
73
1
😀 Quality of life
35
45
🏙️ Population
94.8M
108K

The average cost of living in Egypt ($350) is 61% less expensive than in Tonga ($900). Egypt ranked 196th vs 90th for Tonga 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 0.9 months in Tonga. Ranked 137th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Egypt and Tonga as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 2 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.7
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.31
 Cappuccino
$1.41
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.25
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.1
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.4
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.65%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$278
$778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.38
$7.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.31
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$35.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2140
$4403

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$422
9.61M
Giza
$323
5.6M
Alexandria
$322
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$364
1.03M
Suez
$283
517K
Helwan
$332
619K
Faiyum
$288
519K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$284
593K
Mansoura
$279
622K
Asyut
$298
389K
Port Said
$313
524K
Ismailia
$324
429K
Tanta
$306
430K
Shibin El Kom
$296
268K
Zagazig
$292
303K
Aswan
$271
268K
Minya
$291
236K
Kafr El Dawwar
$300
263K
Beni Suef
$247
193K
Damietta
$303
207K
Benha
$246
158K
Luxor
$237
202K
Damanhur
$297
244K
Sohag
$280
194K
Qena
$226
201K
Hurghada
$300
161K
Sharm El Sheikh
$433
73K
El Gouna
$302
15K
Dahab
$419
4.48K

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$900
23.2K
Mua
$900
5K