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Egypt vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 54.0% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.2% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 56.8% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 43.7% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 77.4% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.0% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 41.2% less for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$4.04 EGP192.56	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$5.01 EGP238.65	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.36 EGP17.26	-51.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.16 EGP7.49	-42.4%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 56.8% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.56 EGP26.52	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$1.51 EGP71.98	-58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$3.31 EGP157.57	-50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$1.43 EGP68.30	-43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$2.05 EGP97.62	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.65 EGP30.88	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.29 EGP13.65	-63.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.21 EGP10.14	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.16 EGP7.44	-78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.18 EGP8.53	-73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.17 EGP8.07	-73.9%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 43.7% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$1.30 EGP61.93	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$7.45 EGP355.17	-78.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$3.10 EGP147.87	-83.7%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 77.4% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$12.49 EGP595.23	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$13.26 EGP631.77	-86.4%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-79.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-75.2%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.67 EGP79.76	-11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$1.40 EGP66.95	-59.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$1.99 EGP94.87	-73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-79.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$3.25 EGP154.72	-81.2%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-41.4%
Average			-20.7%

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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: December 2025

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