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Hurghada vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Hurghada is 2.3% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.8% more in Hurghada
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Hurghada
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Hurghada
Housing: pay 13.8% more in Hurghada
Childcare: pay 11.2% less in Hurghada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% more in Hurghada
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Hurghada

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

Hurghada vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hurghada instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 18.8% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Hurghada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$4.43 EGP211.14	+9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$6.74 EGP321.32	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$0.50 EGP23.90	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.15 EGP6.93	-7.4%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Egypt	Hurghada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.61 EGP29.19	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$1.57 EGP75.04	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$3.86 EGP183.85	+16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$2.22 EGP105.75	+54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$3.06 EGP145.85	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$0.72 EGP34.28	+11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.21 EGP10.05	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$0.21 EGP10.03	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.24 EGP11.63	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.18 EGP8.72	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.20 EGP9.54	+18.3%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Egypt	Hurghada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$1.35 EGP64.34	+3.9%
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	$18,513.04 EGP882,146.22	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$2.74 EGP130.70	-11.6%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 13.8% more for housing

	Egypt	Hurghada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$9.05 EGP431.47	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$234.97 EGP11,196.40	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$107.66 EGP5,129.99	+26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$14.17 EGP675.16	+6.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 11.2% less for childcare

	Egypt	Hurghada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$100.16 EGP4,772.64	+40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$600.96 EGP28,635.84	-62.6%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Hurghada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$2.29 EGP109.25	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$2.00 EGP95.21	+42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$2.08 EGP99.02	+4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$27.92 EGP1,330.30	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$3.56 EGP169.72	+9.7%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	Egypt	Hurghada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$15.23 EGP725.88	-37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$36.37 EGP1,732.80	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$31.17 EGP1,485.26	-32.8%
Average			-29.8%

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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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