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Tanta vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Tanta is 21.5% cheaper than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Tanta
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Tanta
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Tanta
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Tanta
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in Tanta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% less in Tanta
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Tanta

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tanta.

Tanta vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Egypt	Tanta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$2.08 EGP99.02	-48.6%
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			-19.1%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Egypt	Tanta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.31 EGP14.85	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$0.88 EGP42.08	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$2.36 EGP112.45	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$1.36 EGP64.69	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$2.01 EGP95.82	-1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$0.44 EGP20.96	-32.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.21 EGP10.18	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$0.14 EGP6.59	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.14 EGP6.74	-9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.16 EGP7.67	-10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.09 EGP4.49	-44.3%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Egypt	Tanta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$1.31 EGP62.45	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	$12.47 EGP594.10	+67.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$35,326.26 EGP1,683,296.19	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$2.49 EGP118.82	-19.6%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Egypt	Tanta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$7.83 EGP372.97	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$69.27 EGP3,300.58	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$38.10 EGP1,815.32	-55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$10.28 EGP489.66	-22.5%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Egypt	Tanta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$20.78 EGP990.17	-70.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$1,246.81 EGP59,410.45	-22.5%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Tanta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$1.45 EGP69.31	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$0.88 EGP42.08	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$1.97 EGP94.07	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$23.38 EGP1,113.95	+7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$2.91 EGP138.62	-10.4%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Egypt	Tanta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$18.70 EGP891.16	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$36.02 EGP1,716.30	-19.4%
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	$22.86 EGP1,089.19	-50.7%
Average			-19.5%

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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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