Egypt vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$418
$2515
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$5738
🏠 One person rent
$145
$1593
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$2641
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$4433
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$84534
😃 Human freedom index
4.08
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
64
🌐 English speaking %
40%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
41
88
🏙️ Population
117M
340M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($418) is 83% less expensive than in the United States ($2515). Egypt ranked 193rd vs 10th for the United States 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 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 128th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs the United States

We calculate prices for Egypt and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$1682
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$3111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.7
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.84%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$4955
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.23
$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.69
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
$6.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.77
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.3
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$1517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2429
$21058

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Cities Comparison in Egypt vs the United States

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4207
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3378
3.9M
Chicago
$2822
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3507
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
Phoenix
$2357
1.61M
San Francisco
$4040
874K
Dallas
$2461
1.3M
San Antonio
$2063
1.43M
San Jose
$3962
1.01M
Seattle
$3154
737K
Austin
$2444
962K
Boston
$3638
676K
Washington
$3306
690K
Hempstead
$2697
793K
Fort Worth
$2219
919K
Charlotte
$2403
875K
Indianapolis
$2374
888K
Jacksonville
$2224
950K
Columbus
$2127
906K
Denver
$2791
716K
Portland
$2738
653K
Nashville
$2477
689K
Atlanta
$2617
499K
Oklahoma City
$1922
681K
Las Vegas
$2407
642K
Baltimore
$2234
586K
Sacramento
$2846
525K
Oakland
$3212
441K