Egypt vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$1223
🏠 One person rent
$143
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$19.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$338
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$4350
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
5.97
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
76.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
39
🌐 English speaking %
40%
8%
🎓 Higher education
74
46
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
117M
12.3M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 20% less expensive than in Tunisia ($506). Egypt ranked 195th vs 188th for Tunisia 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 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 129th and 91st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Egypt and Tunisia as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 10 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
11.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$3.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$2937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$577
603K
Sfax
$480
273K
Sousse
$552
222K
Kairouan
$433
187K
Aryanah
$529
123K
Bizerte
$375
143K
Gabes
$398
116K
Gafsa
$409
121K
La Marsa
$607
93K
Nabeul
$487
84.3K