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Egypt vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 52.9% cheaper than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 68.1% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.7% less for restaurants

	Hungary	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.15 HUF3,341.34	$4.04 EGP192.56	-60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 HUF2,647.46	$5.01 EGP238.65	-37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 HUF472.54	$0.36 EGP17.26	-74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HUF365.22	$0.16 EGP7.49	-85.8%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	Hungary	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 HUF507.66	$0.56 EGP26.52	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 HUF1,477.71	$1.51 EGP71.98	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.17 HUF1,373.36	$3.31 EGP157.57	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 HUF940.35	$1.43 EGP68.30	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 HUF887.52	$2.05 EGP97.62	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HUF258.98	$0.65 EGP30.88	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 HUF290.08	$0.29 EGP13.65	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF299.51	$0.21 EGP10.14	-76.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 HUF459.55	$0.16 EGP7.44	-88.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF168.04	$0.18 EGP8.53	-64.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF180.21	$0.17 EGP8.07	-69.1%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Hungary	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 HUF2,224.99	$1.30 EGP61.93	-80.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.12 HUF8,264.56	$7.45 EGP355.17	-70.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,788.81 HUF8,814,856.36	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.43 HUF4,417.51	$3.10 EGP147.87	-76.9%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 68.1% less for housing

	Hungary	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.66 HUF6,798.42	$12.49 EGP595.23	-39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.37 HUF158,395.75	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.75 HUF123,970.92	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.14 HUF36,569.55	$13.26 EGP631.77	-88.1%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Hungary	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.81 HUF102,271.62	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,229.50 HUF2,378,865.90	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-77.7%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 HUF688.31	$1.67 EGP79.76	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 HUF728.15	$1.40 EGP66.95	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.97 HUF2,292.36	$1.99 EGP94.87	-71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.15 HUF16,173.40	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 HUF2,474.83	$3.25 EGP154.72	-56.8%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Hungary	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.50 HUF25,173.70	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.66 HUF10,087.92	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.51 HUF26,164.05	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.04 HUF29,955.89	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-49.0%
Average			-6.5%

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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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