Cost of Living in Egypt - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Egypt
Address: EG

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $357 (excluding rent), and $472 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $868 (excluding rent), and $1,089 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.06 E£190

$2.03 E£95.2

$8.12 E£380

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.00 E£936

$10.01 E£468

$40.00 E£1,872

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 E£236

$4.03 E£188

$6.05 E£283

Cappuccino

$1.40 E£65.5

$0.58 E£27.01

$2.32 E£109

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 E£16.65

$0.31 E£14.69

$0.51 E£24.00

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£5.92

$0.10 E£4.55

$0.19 E£9.11

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£65.9

$0.91 E£42.47

$3.47 E£162

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.05 E£143

$1.94 E£90.6

$5.08 E£238

Milk (1 liter)

$0.91 E£42.66

$0.62 E£28.93

$1.08 E£50.5

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 E£26.94

$0.19 E£8.98

$1.14 E£53.4

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 E£31.05

$0.51 E£23.85

$0.86 E£40.05

Eggs

$1.49 E£69.8

$1.13 E£52.7

$1.93 E£90.2

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.23 E£151

$1.59 E£74.2

$6.94 E£325

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.28 E£201

$2.40 E£112

$5.99 E£280

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.44 E£395

$6.77 E£317

$9.69 E£453

Apples (1kg)

$1.46 E£68.5

$0.78 E£36.32

$1.95 E£91.0

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 E£25.90

$0.38 E£17.86

$0.94 E£44.21

Oranges (1kg)

$0.45 E£20.95

$0.23 E£10.93

$0.77 E£35.97

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 E£18.98

$0.10 E£4.87

$0.72 E£33.59

Potato (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.46

$0.19 E£8.89

$0.66 E£30.68

Onion (1kg)

$0.44 E£20.72

$0.21 E£9.64

$0.61 E£28.44

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 E£11.30

$0.10 E£4.91

$0.49 E£23.09

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 E£8.13

$0.14 E£6.50

$0.23 E£10.57

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 E£88.7

$1.55 E£72.6

$2.33 E£109

Wine (Bottle)

$7.55 E£353

$4.32 E£202

$12.95 E£606

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 E£62.1

$0.81 E£38.02

$2.04 E£95.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 E£88.7

$0.98 E£45.95

$2.94 E£137

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£13.71

$0.14 E£6.36

$0.42 E£19.58

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.20 E£290

$4.44 E£208

$16.13 E£755

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.38 E£17.97

$0.19 E£8.99

$0.57 E£26.51

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£13.38

$0.15 E£7.14

$0.47 E£21.86

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.26 E£59.0

$0.68 E£31.83

$5.84 E£274

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£14.32

$0.26 E£12.09

$0.34 E£16.12

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.1K E£1.6M

$29.3K E£1.4M

$37.1K E£1.7M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.1K E£1.5M

$29.3K E£1.4M

$35.1K E£1.6M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$21.27 E£996

$11.23 E£526

$39.23 E£1,836

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$6.87 E£322

$2.88 E£135

$15.40 E£721

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.83 E£553

$5.96 E£279

$24.13 E£1,129

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.60 E£683

$5.88 E£275

$39.19 E£1,834

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.71 E£314

$3.90 E£183

$9.76 E£457

Cinema Ticket

$2.89 E£135

$2.31 E£108

$5.78 E£271

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$84.7 E£3,965

$35.64 E£1,668

$156 E£7,279

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,923 E£90.0K

$1,174 E£54.9K

$3,815 E£178.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.97 E£1,215

$9.81 E£459

$58.8 E£2,754

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.13 E£2,019

$15.49 E£725

$77.5 E£3,626

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 E£5,058

$59.2 E£2,772

$197 E£9,240

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.7 E£2,422

$18.07 E£846

$100 E£4,696

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$162 E£7,589

$97.4 E£4,557

$389 E£18.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$99.7 E£4,664

$48.90 E£2,289

$235 E£11.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$320 E£15.0K

$146 E£6,828

$681 E£31.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$192 E£8,984

$99.1 E£4,640

$496 E£23.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$828 E£38.7K

$541 E£25.3K

$1,406 E£65.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$475 E£22.2K

$263 E£12.3K

$842 E£39.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$150 E£7,012

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.38

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

Last update: February 11, 2026

By City in Egypt

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	10th of Ramadan	511987	24	$386	$465	$719	$895	30.67	27.96
2	Abnub	-	23	$399	$469	$848	$1,010	27.06	22.1
3	Aja	-	23	$319	$459	$920	$1,010	258.92	21.26
4	Al Kharijah	-	23	$393	$472	$789	$1,021	-	-
5	Al Rehab	-	24	$381	$474	$735	$1,041	47.81	28.39
6	Al `alamayn	-	25	$330	$483	$976	$1,060	-	-
7	Al `arish	-	23	$371	$471	$751	$988	100.56	31.61
8	Al-hawamidiyah	-	23	$367	$457	$744	$1,022	-	-
9	Alexandria	4546231	22	$367	$433	$852	$988	253.88	25.84
10	Aswan	241261	23	$310	$457	$754	$986	149.1	21.79
11	Asyut	562743	22	$358	$449	$773	$990	266.18	23.47
12	Banha	167029	21	$349	$422	$819	$900	157.02	19.56
13	Cairo	9120350	26	$374	$532	$894	$1,152	28.33	29.04
14	Dahab	12000	23	$345	$456	$895	$1,012	20.6	16.48
15	Damanhur	227943	18	$334	$352	$740	$774	37.16	18.46
16	Damietta	267000	16	$273	$318	$678	$798	172.65	23.66
17	Dikirnis	137542	23	$364	$464	$803	$1,032	46.02	21.35
18	El Faiyum	306393	22	$354	$434	$736	$998	42.92	18.14
19	El Gouna	15000	23	$348	$468	$823	$970	17.52	26.18
20	El Mahalla El Kubra	431052	22	$323	$428	$674	$961	147.15	17.29
21	Giza	2681863	24	$346	$489	$825	$1,032	204.02	26.4
22	Hurghada	160901	27	$326	$534	$1,057	$1,456	125.34	25.63
23	Imbabah	-	21	$360	$426	$725	$916	-	-
24	Ismailia	352000	17	$256	$338	$802	$825	55.59	23.19
25	Kafr El Sheikh	-	21	$268	$405	$777	$890	53.8	17
26	Luxor	451318	23	$344	$475	$817	$1,016	140.1	20.07
27	Mansoura	-	19	$269	$380	$781	$856	16.11	21.15
28	Mersa Matruh	140000	23	$353	$467	$918	$1,045	52.48	22.86
29	Minya	247000	18	$304	$346	$612	$758	58.45	21.15
30	Nasr City	-	24	$314	$490	$876	$1,013	90.13	32.45
31	New Cairo	298343	34	$323	$683	$1,023	$1,330	65.59	29.04
32	Port Said	538378	22	$315	$446	$716	$964	108.31	27.3
33	Qalyub	109000	23	$360	$446	$767	$1,000	125.81	26.01
34	Qena	235362	25	$394	$487	$772	$1,058	65.16	22.6
35	Sharm El Sheikh	38478	35	$456	$699	$1,006	$1,525	33.57	20.44
36	Sheikh Zayed	80000	24	$333	$486	$859	$1,068	63.26	35.12
37	Shibin Al Kawm	184097	23	$370	$462	$941	$1,054	16.07	18.88
38	Shubra Al Khaymah	1016722	23	$347	$454	$836	$999	52.72	26.01
39	Sixth of October City	-	19	$365	$384	$1,037	$1,025	-	-
40	Sohag	189695	23	$298	$466	$729	$1,008	25.32	18.5
41	Suez	488125	21	$261	$420	$686	$905	110.69	28.39
42	Tanta	658798	17	$331	$335	$695	$795	161.7	23.29
43	Zagazig	285097	21	$337	$409	$610	$919	76.25	18.59

Egypt Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Egypt - Frequently Asked Questions

Cost of Living in Egypt varies by city and lifestyle, but it often offers compelling value for travelers, expats, and digital nomads. Housing, meals, and local services tend to be more affordable than in many Western destinations, with clear gaps between upscale neighborhoods and everyday options. In Cairo and Alexandria you can find comfortable workspaces and flexible rentals that suit a modest budget, while resort towns can push prices during peak season. Markets, street food, and fixed-price eateries keep daily costs predictable if you favor local options. Neighborhood choice, pace of life, and how you balance work and social life shape your value. Tip: compare neighborhoods by walkability and access to transit to maximize value.

Egypt's daily life varies by city, but you can expect a practical rhythm that suits long stays. Start your housing hunt with a clear area profile: central cores offer convenience and social life but higher rent, while quieter residential blocks often deliver better value and calmer evenings. Use a mix of online listings and on-the-ground visits to compare buildings, and check water pressure, maintenance, and security. For food, blend markets, bakeries, and budget-friendly eateries with occasional splurges on fresh produce or a good restaurant. Transport ranges from subway or metro lines in major cities to ride-hailing and reliable bus networks; coworking spaces and libraries provide reliable internet. Tip: plan a month of errands to map time and costs.

Adopt a simple budgeting framework: separate essentials (housing, utilities, groceries) from discretionary spends (eating out, activities) and track weekly changes. Seasonality and city choice influence the underlying Egypt living cost, so test stays in a few areas to compare value across the year. For lifestyle fit, target neighborhoods with reliable internet, walkable streets, and easy transit access, then balance safety and vibe. Use longer leases when possible to negotiate better rents, and leverage local markets to stretch groceries. Save by cooking, using public transport, and buying in bulk for staples. Tip: set a two-week trial in contrasting neighborhoods to gauge daily life, commute, and social scenes before committing.