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Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Egypt Cost of Living Comparison Between India and Egypt

🙂 Solo nomad: India is 17.4% cheaper than Egypt without rent, and 8.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: India is 22% cheaper than Egypt without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
India
Egypt
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.54 ₹230
$4.01 E£190
-36.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$13.78 ₹1,251
$19.80 E£936
-30.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.14 ₹375
$4.88 E£231
-15.16%
Cappuccino
$1.81 ₹164
$1.44 E£68.3
25.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.41 ₹36.98
$0.36 E£16.81
13.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹13.69
$0.15 E£6.94
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 ₹175
$1.35 E£64.0
42.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.59 ₹326
$2.99 E£141
20.07%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
India
Egypt
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.73 ₹65.9
$0.89 E£41.87
-17.98%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 ₹46.62
$0.58 E£27.62
-12.07%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 ₹65.1
$0.70 E£33.22
2.86%
Eggs
$1.00 ₹90.5
$1.49 E£70.2
-32.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.17 ₹469
$3.18 E£150
62.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.16 ₹287
$4.34 E£205
-27.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$8.83 E£417
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.10 ₹191
$1.51 E£71.3
39.07%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹65.3
$0.57 E£26.91
26.32%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.08 ₹98.3
$0.48 E£22.49
125.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 ₹51.1
$0.40 E£19.11
40.00%
Potato (1kg)
$0.43 ₹38.99
$0.45 E£21.13
-4.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.49 ₹44.46
$0.41 E£19.61
19.51%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.50 ₹45.73
$0.24 E£11.38
108.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹29.84
$0.22 E£10.41
50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.18 ₹380
$1.98 E£93.4
111.11%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.00 ₹726
$7.40 E£350
8.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.89 ₹172
$1.28 E£60.4
47.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.06 ₹278
$1.90 E£89.8
61.05%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.61 ₹509
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🚌 Getting Around
India
Egypt
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 ₹33.33
$0.27 E£12.76
37.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.71 ₹881
$6.10 E£288
59.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 ₹82.8
$0.41 E£19.57
121.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 ₹25.17
$0.29 E£13.68
-3.45%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.73 ₹157
$1.30 E£61.5
33.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 ₹107
$0.33 E£15.77
257.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.9K ₹1.3M
$34.1K E£1.6M
-59.19%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.2K ₹2.0M
$31.2K E£1.5M
-28.80%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
India
Egypt
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.51 ₹3,676
$21.72 E£1,027
86.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.89 ₹353
$7.00 E£331
-44.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.79 ₹707
$11.71 E£554
-33.48%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
India
Egypt
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.34 ₹1,482
$14.63 E£692
11.69%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.62 ₹691
$6.90 E£326
10.43%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 ₹319
$2.91 E£138
20.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
India
Egypt
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$68.3 ₹6,194
$86.5 E£4,088
-21.07%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,829 ₹166.0K
$1,932 E£91.3K
-5.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
India
Egypt
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.62 ₹2,325
$25.89 E£1,224
-1.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.01 ₹2,451
$43.64 E£2,064
-38.11%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$45.10 ₹4,093
$108 E£5,083
-58.05%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.35 ₹3,026
$50.9 E£2,406
-34.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
India
Egypt
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$179 ₹16.2K
$163 E£7,686
10.14%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$113 ₹10.3K
$101 E£4,780
11.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$406 ₹36.8K
$323 E£15.3K
25.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$258 ₹23.4K
$190 E£8,995
35.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,338 ₹121.4K
$796 E£37.7K
67.94%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$682 ₹61.9K
$476 E£22.5K
43.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
India
Egypt
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$462 ₹41.9K
$154 E£7,298
199.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.02
16.38
-44.93%

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

Last update for India: January 11, 2026

Last update for Egypt: January 11, 2026

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