Cost of Living in Egypt - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Egypt
Address: EG

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $349 (excluding rent), and $476 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $857 (excluding rent), and $1,054 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.99 E£205

$2.00 E£103

$7.97 E£410

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.49 E£1,002

$9.75 E£501

$38.98 E£2,003

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.90 E£252

$3.92 E£201

$5.88 E£302

Cappuccino

$1.45 E£74.4

$0.60 E£30.69

$2.40 E£123

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

$0.33 E£16.84

$0.29 E£14.86

$0.47 E£24.27

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 E£6.45

$0.10 E£4.96

$0.19 E£9.92

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 E£72.4

$0.91 E£46.67

$3.47 E£178

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.00 E£154

$1.91 E£98.0

$5.01 E£257

Milk (1 liter)

$0.89 E£45.81

$0.60 E£31.07

$1.06 E£54.2

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 E£31.99

$0.21 E£10.66

$1.23 E£63.5

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 E£34.10

$0.51 E£26.19

$0.86 E£43.99

Eggs

$1.43 E£73.6

$1.08 E£55.6

$1.85 E£95.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.15 E£162

$1.55 E£79.5

$6.76 E£348

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.33 E£222

$2.42 E£124

$6.05 E£311

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.50 E£437

$6.82 E£351

$9.76 E£501

Apples (1kg)

$1.50 E£77.1

$0.80 E£40.89

$1.99 E£102

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 E£28.47

$0.38 E£19.63

$0.95 E£48.60

Oranges (1kg)

$0.47 E£24.33

$0.25 E£12.69

$0.81 E£41.79

Tomato (1kg)

$0.38 E£19.51

$0.10 E£5.00

$0.67 E£34.52

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 E£24.82

$0.21 E£10.79

$0.72 E£37.22

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 E£22.93

$0.21 E£10.67

$0.61 E£31.46

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 E£11.27

$0.10 E£4.90

$0.45 E£23.03

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.22 E£11.13

$0.17 E£8.90

$0.28 E£14.46

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.96 E£101

$1.61 E£82.6

$2.41 E£124

Wine (Bottle)

$6.75 E£347

$3.86 E£198

$11.57 E£595

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.26 E£64.5

$0.77 E£39.51

$1.93 E£99.0

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 E£95.7

$0.96 E£49.58

$2.88 E£148

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 E£15.07

$0.14 E£7.00

$0.42 E£21.53

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.09 E£313

$4.36 E£224

$15.85 E£815

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.42 E£21.39

$0.21 E£10.70

$0.61 E£31.56

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 E£14.87

$0.15 E£7.93

$0.47 E£24.29

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.30 E£66.9

$0.70 E£36.08

$6.03 E£310

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.31 E£15.85

$0.26 E£13.38

$0.35 E£17.84

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

$34.1K E£1.8M

$29.2K E£1.5M

$37.0K E£1.9M

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

$32.0K E£1.6M

$30.1K E£1.5M

$36.1K E£1.9M

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

$21.84 E£1,122

$11.53 E£593

$40.27 E£2,070

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

$7.06 E£363

$2.97 E£152

$15.83 E£813

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.94 E£614

$6.02 E£309

$24.37 E£1,252

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.75 E£758

$5.94 E£305

$39.58 E£2,034

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.91 E£355

$4.02 E£207

$10.06 E£517

Cinema Ticket

$3.05 E£157

$2.44 E£125

$6.10 E£314

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

$86.3 E£4,432

$36.29 E£1,865

$158 E£8,138

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,909 E£98.1K

$1,166 E£59.9K

$3,789 E£194.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.47 E£1,360

$10.00 E£514

$60.0 E£3,082

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.45 E£2,233

$15.61 E£802

$78.1 E£4,011

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 E£5,498

$58.6 E£3,013

$195 E£10.0K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.3 E£2,585

$17.56 E£903

$97.6 E£5,013

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$162 E£8,324

$97.3 E£4,998

$389 E£20.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$98.7 E£5,073

$48.43 E£2,489

$232 E£11.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$324 E£16.7K

$148 E£7,605

$691 E£35.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$190 E£9,749

$98.0 E£5,035

$490 E£25.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$734 E£37.7K

$477 E£24.5K

$1,334 E£68.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$427 E£22.0K

$230 E£11.8K

$766 E£39.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$134 E£6,867

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.38

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

Last update: March 9, 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	$349	$466	$901	$915	30.67	27.96
2	Abnub	-	23	$400	$467	$743	$1,005	27.06	22.1
3	Aja	-	23	$334	$468	$787	$1,037	258.92	21.26
4	Al Kharijah	-	23	$356	$470	$827	$1,022	-	-
5	Al Rehab	-	24	$371	$476	$835	$1,044	47.81	28.39
6	Al `alamayn	-	25	$368	$500	$937	$1,055	-	-
7	Al `arish	-	23	$394	$462	$920	$988	100.56	31.61
8	Al-hawamidiyah	-	23	$365	$467	$812	$1,036	-	-
9	Alexandria	4546231	22	$363	$439	$844	$1,005	253.88	25.84
10	Aswan	241261	23	$384	$462	$718	$980	149.1	21.79
11	Asyut	562743	22	$310	$452	$789	$985	266.18	23.47
12	Banha	167029	21	$303	$406	$782	$912	157.02	19.56
13	Cairo	9120350	26	$371	$534	$876	$1,171	28.33	29.04
14	Dahab	12000	23	$364	$461	$933	$1,008	20.6	16.48
15	Damanhur	227943	18	$352	$357	$800	$761	37.16	18.46
16	Damietta	267000	16	$305	$319	$617	$791	172.65	23.66
17	Dikirnis	137542	23	$364	$456	$741	$1,028	46.02	21.35
18	El Faiyum	306393	22	$362	$433	$850	$993	42.92	18.14
19	El Gouna	15000	23	$342	$464	$818	$972	17.52	26.18
20	El Mahalla El Kubra	431052	22	$325	$424	$733	$939	147.15	17.29
21	Giza	2681863	24	$354	$489	$840	$1,036	204.02	26.4
22	Hurghada	160901	27	$420	$535	$1,149	$1,484	125.34	25.63
23	Imbabah	-	21	$355	$422	$834	$943	-	-
24	Ismailia	352000	17	$297	$348	$827	$834	55.59	23.19
25	Kafr El Sheikh	-	21	$286	$412	$763	$888	53.8	17
26	Luxor	451318	23	$384	$463	$934	$1,040	140.1	20.07
27	Mansoura	-	19	$334	$373	$631	$858	16.11	21.15
28	Mersa Matruh	140000	23	$335	$460	$745	$1,012	52.48	22.86
29	Minya	247000	18	$299	$355	$692	$761	58.45	21.15
30	Nasr City	-	24	$392	$479	$945	$1,001	90.13	32.45
31	New Cairo	298343	34	$409	$678	$1,003	$1,353	65.59	29.04
32	Port Said	538378	22	$376	$448	$710	$967	108.31	27.3
33	Qalyub	109000	23	$331	$459	$890	$1,013	125.81	26.01
34	Qena	235362	25	$413	$492	$898	$1,050	65.16	22.6
35	Sharm El Sheikh	38478	35	$447	$694	$839	$1,538	33.57	20.44
36	Sheikh Zayed	80000	24	$343	$472	$964	$1,070	63.26	35.12
37	Shibin Al Kawm	184097	23	$302	$467	$821	$1,046	16.07	18.88
38	Shubra Al Khaymah	1016722	23	$365	$452	$806	$992	52.72	26.01
39	Sixth of October City	-	19	$358	$381	$867	$1,011	-	-
40	Sohag	189695	23	$297	$462	$908	$1,014	25.32	18.5
41	Suez	488125	21	$311	$426	$735	$911	110.69	28.39
42	Tanta	658798	17	$278	$335	$665	$779	161.7	23.29
43	Zagazig	285097	21	$301	$407	$805	$909	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.