Cost Of Living in Egypt, AL

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4%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Egypt	Alabama	National
Cost of living	96	89	100
Goods & Services	91	95	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	83	91	100
Housing	101	74	100
Transportation	89	90	100
Utilities	105	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Egypt is 8% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Egypt is 4% lower than the national average
Egypt housing is 1% higher than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$60,880	$5,073	$1,420	$1,827
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	13.5%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.84	$27.62	35.4%
Beauty Salon	$39.33	$51.11	23.0%
Toothpaste	$4.06	$4.09	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.65	$1.54	7.0%
Movie	$11.83	$12.88	8.1%
Yoga	$20.54	$19.66	4.5%

Groceries

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$8.14	$7.70	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.66	10.4%
Milk	$4.75	$4.73	0.4%
Potatoes	$5.41	$5.26	2.9%
Pizza	$10.98	$12.76	14.0%
Beer	$10.20	$10.55	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.27	$140.06	30.6%
Doctor	$102.79	$153.82	33.2%
Dentist	$96.11	$123.15	22.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.70	$11.73	0.3%
Lipitor	$24.01	$23.61	1.7%

Housing

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$329,724.00	$326,622.00	0.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,445.54	$2,480.25	41.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$1,444.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.79	$3.06	8.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.11	$65.21	17.0%

Utilities

Item	Egypt	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$239.21	$220.12	8.7%
Phone	$193.60	$195.71	1.1%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gallant, AL	898	78	21.6%
Tidmore Bend, AL	1,082	79	20.7%
Steele, AL	1,164	80	19.8%
Gadsden, AL	36,146	81	19.2%
Walnut Grove, AL	910	81	19.2%
Egypt, AL	968	96	4.4%

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Egypt, AL	968	96	4.4%