Egypt vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1244
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$306
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$4295
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
4.24
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
69
🌐 English speaking %
31.4%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
38
86
🏙️ Population
94.8M
331M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($503) is 79% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Egypt ranked 177th vs 7th 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 129th 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
$4.88
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.5
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$677
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.4
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.34
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$105
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3246
$19463

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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
$549
9.61M
Giza
$513
5.6M
Alexandria
$495
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$511
1.03M
Helwan
$494
619K
Mansoura
$446
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
593K
Faiyum
$478
519K
Port Said
$384
524K
Suez
$366
517K
Ismailia
$468
429K
Tanta
$450
430K
Asyut
$421
389K
Zagazig
$472
303K
Shibin El Kom
$490
268K
Damanhur
$393
244K
Kafr El Dawwar
$449
263K
Minya
$455
236K
Damietta
$418
207K
Beni Suef
$470
193K
Benha
$490
158K
Sohag
$449
194K
Aswan
$280
268K
Hurghada
$434
161K
Qena
$443
201K
Sharm El Sheikh
$603
73K
Luxor
$404
202K
El Gouna
$440
15K
Dahab
$625
4.48K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K