Cost of Living Comparison Between Hurghada and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Hurghada and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Hurghada is 33.6% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Hurghada is 16.6% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.9 E£194
$3 Rp 48.8K
30.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.65 E£1,972
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
216.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.76 E£286
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
81.13%
Cappuccino
$1.67 E£83.2
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-24.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.38 E£18.71
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-65.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 E£7.5
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-42.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.92 E£95.6
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-23.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.6 E£129
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-18.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.97 E£48.01
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-34.90%
White Bread (500g)
$0.61 E£30.56
$1.67 Rp 27K
-63.47%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.02 E£50.5
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
-10.53%
Eggs
$2.17 E£108
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-4.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.54 E£176
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-74.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.44 E£320
$4 Rp 64.8K
61.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.71 E£483
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-14.07%
Apples (1kg)
$1.32 E£65.7
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-63.33%
Banana (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.63
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-71.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.4 E£19.75
$2.65 Rp 43K
-84.91%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.6 E£29.85
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-56.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.46 E£22.84
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-70.89%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 E£28.87
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-73.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.3 E£15.07
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-71.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.19 E£9.6
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-66.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.95 E£97.1
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-12.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.68 E£382
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-48.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 E£62.3
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-48.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 E£91.2
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-30.68%
🚌 Getting Around
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.11 E£5.38
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-65.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.42 E£20.74
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-14.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.23 E£11.39
$0.34 Rp 5,573
-32.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.93 E£95.9
$6.04 Rp 98K
-68.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.36 E£17.74
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
-50.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.3K E£858.6K
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
-34.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.1K E£1.6M
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
3.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.82 E£1,284
$62.6 Rp 1M
-58.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.31 E£413
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
102.68%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.5 E£621
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-48.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.45 E£1,365
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
21.46%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.04 E£350
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
12.46%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 E£174
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
6.69%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$97.5 E£4,848
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
4.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$595 E£29.6K
$6,098 Rp 99M
-90.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$11.31 E£562
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-78.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$20.09 E£999
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
-19.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 E£5,420
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
27.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$49.88 E£2,480
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-31.17%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$265 E£13.2K
$259 Rp 4.2M
2.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$132 E£6,546
$159 Rp 2.6M
-17.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$256 E£12.7K
$578 Rp 9.4M
-55.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$447 E£22.2K
$336 Rp 5.5M
33.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$515 E£25.6K
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
-48.51%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$556 E£27.6K
$860 Rp 14M
-35.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Hurghada
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$210 E£10.5K
$182 Rp 3M
15.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.67
13.28
25.53%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hurghada: October 27, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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