Cost of living in Egypt

We track 287 everyday prices in Egypt, quoted in EGP across 20 cities. Each item shows a low, typical and high figure so you can tell a fair price from an overcharge instead of guessing from a single average.

Dining prices in Egypt

Typical dining prices in Egypt (EGP)
Item	Low	Typical	High
Inexpensive restaurant meal (per person)	E£70	E£100	E£130
Mid-range restaurant for 2 (per meal)	E£400	E£500	E£600
Cappuccino (per cup)	E£45	E£60	E£75

Transport prices in Egypt

Typical transport prices in Egypt (EGP)
Item	Low	Typical	High
Local transit one-way (per ride)	E£5	E£10	E£15
Taxi 5 km (per trip)	E£50	E£70	E£90
Gasoline (1 L) (per litre)	E£12	E£13	E£14

Utilities prices in Egypt

Typical utilities prices in Egypt (EGP)
Item	Low	Typical	High
Utilities (85m² apt monthly) (per month)	E£800	E£1,200	E£1,600
Internet 60Mbps unlimited (per month)	E£250	E£350	E£450

Rent prices in Egypt

Typical rent prices in Egypt (EGP)
Item	Low	Typical	High
1-bed apt in city centre (per month)	E£6,000	E£8,000	E£10,000
1-bed apt outside centre (per month)	E£3,000	E£4,500	E£6,000

Macro prices in Egypt

Typical macro prices in Egypt (EGP)
Item	Low	Typical	High
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 USD) (USD/yr)	E£3,485	E£3,485	E£3,485
GDP per capita PPP (current intl $) (USD)	E£19,094	E£19,094	E£19,094
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 USD) (USD/yr)	E£3,485	E£3,485	E£3,485
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 USD) (USD/yr)	E£3,485	E£3,485	E£3,485
GDP per capita PPP (current intl $) (USD)	E£19,094	E£19,094	E£19,094
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 USD) (USD/yr)	E£3,485	E£3,485	E£3,485
GDP per capita PPP (current intl $) (USD)	E£19,094	E£19,094	E£19,094
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 USD) (USD/yr)	E£3,485	E£3,485	E£3,485
GDP per capita PPP (current intl $) (USD)	E£19,094	E£19,094	E£19,094
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
PPP conversion factor (LCU per USD)	E£6	E£6	E£6
Consumer Price Index (2010=100) (index)	E£624	E£624	E£624
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 USD) (USD/yr)	E£3,485	E£3,485	E£3,485
GDP per capita PPP (current intl $) (USD)	E£19,094	E£19,094	E£19,094

Groceries prices in Egypt

Typical groceries prices in Egypt (EGP)
Item	Low	Typical	High
Milk (1 L) (per litre)	E£35	E£45	E£55
Bread loaf (500g) (per loaf)	E£10	E£15	E£20
Eggs (12) (dozen)	E£60	E£70	E£80
Chicken breast (1 kg) (per kg)	E£100	E£120	E£140
Rice (1 kg) (per kg)	E£30	E£35	E£40

How to use these numbers

Treat the typical column as the local going rate, not a promise. Anything at or below the low column is a good deal in Egypt; anything above the high column deserves a second quote or a look at the line items. Tourist districts, airport locations and same-day service routinely price 20–40% above these figures, which is where most overcharges hide.

If you already have a bill, quote or invoice from Egypt, run it through our free bill analyzer — it reads each line and flags the items that sit outside the local range. You can also check a single price or compare two cities side by side.

Where this data comes from

Figures are compiled from published rate cards, official statistics, retailer and utility pricing, and crowd-reported receipts, then reconciled into a low / typical / high band per item. We show a band rather than one number because scope, brand and neighbourhood move real prices more than the city average does. Nothing on this page is invented by a language model, and each figure is refreshed as new data lands.

Cities in Egypt

How FairPriceGuru works

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