Egypt vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$2516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$5730
🏠 One person rent
$143
$1598
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$2655
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$4539
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$85810
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
65
🌐 English speaking %
40%
95.3%
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
117M
340M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 84% less expensive than in the United States ($2516). Egypt ranked 195th vs 9th 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 129th and 20th 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
$4.12
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.31
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$3048
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$2458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$4491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$3675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$6.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$20562

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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
$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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4203
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3361
3.9M
Chicago
$2799
2.75M
Houston
$2240
2.3M
San Diego
$3469
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2584
1.6M
Phoenix
$2340
1.61M
Dallas
$2447
1.3M
San Francisco
$4110
874K
San Jose
$3952
1.01M
San Antonio
$2023
1.43M
Seattle
$3162
737K
Austin
$2416
962K
Washington
$3328
690K
Boston
$3652
676K
Indianapolis
$2382
888K
Hempstead
$2655
793K
Fort Worth
$2217
919K
Jacksonville
$2222
950K
Charlotte
$2423
875K
Columbus
$2181
906K
Denver
$2775
716K
Portland
$2684
653K
Nashville
$2524
689K
Las Vegas
$2414
642K
Oklahoma City
$1872
681K
Atlanta
$2641
499K
Oakland
$3254
441K
Baltimore
$2323
586K
Sacramento
$2825
525K