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El Faiyum vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

El Faiyum is 8.0% cheaper than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in El Faiyum
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in El Faiyum
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in El Faiyum
Housing: pay 0.9% less in El Faiyum
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in El Faiyum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in El Faiyum
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in El Faiyum

The cost of clothing and groceries in El Faiyum are more expensive than in Egypt. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in El Faiyum.

El Faiyum vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Faiyum instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$2.49 EGP118.82	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$5.20 EGP247.54	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$0.34 EGP16.04	-7.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.12 EGP5.68	-24.2%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.75 EGP35.79	+35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$1.59 EGP75.91	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$2.95 EGP140.56	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$1.29 EGP61.39	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$2.09 EGP99.71	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$0.68 EGP32.23	+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.30 EGP14.22	+4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$0.21 EGP9.88	-2.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.16 EGP7.52	+1.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.16 EGP7.67	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.18 EGP8.53	+5.8%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$1.31 EGP62.45	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	$6.23 EGP297.05	-16.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$37,404.27 EGP1,782,313.61	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$2.96 EGP141.10	-4.6%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 0.9% less for housing

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$11.21 EGP534.03	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$193.95 EGP9,241.63	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$90.05 EGP4,290.75	+5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$10.28 EGP489.66	-22.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$27.01 EGP1,287.23	-62.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$935.11 EGP44,557.84	-41.9%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$1.45 EGP69.31	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$1.30 EGP61.89	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$2.06 EGP98.03	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$26.32 EGP1,254.22	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$2.49 EGP118.82	-23.2%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Egypt	El Faiyum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$30.45 EGP1,450.99	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$55.07 EGP2,623.96	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	$133.92 EGP6,381.12	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$49.18 EGP2,343.41	+6.0%
Average			+17.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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