Travel budget and cost of living in Egypt how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Egypt and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Egypt. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Egypt travel budget.
Travel budget in Egypt
Egypt: calculate your travel budget
Egypt: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Egypt for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 60 for 2 ppl.
- $ 5.8 per person
- $ 0.9 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1015* (49434 £)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 99 for 2 ppl.
- $ 13 per person
- $ 2.6 per person
- $ 3.2 per person
Total budget:
$ 1906* (92806 £)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 130 for 2 ppl.
- $ 19 per person
- $ 5.8 per person
- $ 6.4 per person
Total budget:
$ 2667* (129892 £)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Egypt in 2025
Cost of living: Egypt VS Belgium
On average, the cost of living in Egypt in 2025 is 58% less than in Belgium.
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices Belgium in in Belgium and Belgium by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Local prices in Egypt by expense type
Egypt: Restaurant budget

($ 2.1 to $ 8.4)
81% less than in Belgium


($ 5.8 to $ 22)
77% less than in Belgium


($ 4.2 to $ 6.3)
54% less than in Belgium


($ 0.9 to $ 3.2)
71% less than in Belgium


($ 0.9 to $ 3.2)
25% less than in Belgium


($ 0.6 to $ 2.5)
63% less than in Belgium


($ 0.3 to $ 0.7)
88% less than in Belgium


($ 0.1 to $ 0.2)
95% less than in Belgium

Egypt: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 25 to $ 513)
7% more than in Belgium


($ 31 to $ 392)
34% less than in Belgium


($ 37 to $ 437)
31% less than in Belgium


($ 45 to $ 497)
15% less than in Belgium


($ 69 to $ 648)
15% less than in Belgium


($ 31 to $ 294)
26% less than in Belgium


($ 44 to $ 490)
36% less than in Belgium


($ 49 to $ 545)
24% less than in Belgium


($ 60 to $ 298)
36% less than in Belgium


($ 76 to $ 735)
13% less than in Belgium

Egypt: Supermarket food budget

($ 0.7 to $ 1)
29% less than in Belgium


($ 0.5 to $ 3)
72% less than in Belgium


($ 0.6 to $ 1)
68% less than in Belgium


($ 1.3 to $ 2.1)
60% less than in Belgium


($ 2.5 to $ 6.3)
61% less than in Belgium


($ 0.7 to $ 2.1)
45% less than in Belgium


($ 0.1 to $ 0.7)
86% less than in Belgium


($ 0.2 to $ 0.7)
75% less than in Belgium


($ 0.1 to $ 0.2)
79% less than in Belgium

Egypt: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.1 to $ 0.5)
91% less than in Belgium


($ 0.2 to $ 0.6)
89% less than in Belgium


($ 0.2 to $ 0.3)
83% less than in Belgium


($ 0.2 to $ 0.7)
92% less than in Belgium


($ 35 to $ 100)
15% less than in Belgium

Egypt: Leisure activity budget

($ 2.5 to $ 4.2)
78% less than in Belgium


($ 4.2 to $ 11)
64% less than in Belgium

Egypt: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 1.7 to $ 2.3)
83% less than in Belgium


($ 11 to $ 65)
72% less than in Belgium


($ 20 to $ 96)
8% more than in Belgium

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 426)

(fair price: $ 379)

(fair price: $ 345)

(fair price: $ 445)

(fair price: $ 945)

(fair price: $ 390)
About the information on the cost of living in Egypt
The information about the cost of living in Egypt shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Egypt updated on 28-03-2025.