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Egypt vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 46.2% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 58.0% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 57.4% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 41.7% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.2% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB809.40	$3.96 EGP196.77	-34.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB841.14	$4.84 EGP240.48	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB105.90	$0.31 EGP15.18	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB67.74	$0.12 EGP6.12	-75.5%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 58.0% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB162.09	$0.76 EGP37.63	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB654.73	$1.76 EGP87.73	-63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB820.01	$3.30 EGP163.97	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB357.37	$1.54 EGP76.68	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB761.67	$1.97 EGP97.91	-65.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB445.35	$0.62 EGP30.61	-81.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB68.31	$0.21 EGP10.66	-57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB145.46	$0.15 EGP7.30	-86.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB52.14	$0.18 EGP8.87	-53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB41.99	$0.21 EGP10.27	-33.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB107.13	$0.23 EGP11.24	-71.5%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB658.28	$0.98 EGP48.71	-79.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,349.00	$12.01 EGP597.04	+20.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,372,500.00	$29,154.15 EGP1,449,319.81	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB494.41	$2.65 EGP131.94	-27.6%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB23,090.38	$7.63 EGP379.10	-95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB87,023.99	$206.11 EGP10,246.04	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB57,027.93	$111.12 EGP5,524.03	-73.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,840.68	$11.85 EGP589.20	-90.5%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 57.4% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,990.74	$66.57 EGP3,309.16	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,924,358.33	$1,472.73 EGP73,212.69	-96.6%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB134.90	$1.79 EGP89.14	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB155.10	$1.38 EGP68.44	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB539.60	$1.85 EGP91.98	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB12,221.27	$21.86 EGP1,086.95	-75.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB903.83	$2.68 EGP133.15	-60.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 41.7% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,520.17	$23.44 EGP1,165.40	-51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB10,139.98	$48.49 EGP2,410.61	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,682.89	$97.17 EGP4,830.68	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB16,096.50	$36.98 EGP1,838.54	-69.0%
Average			-41.7%

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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: June 2025

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