Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 79.1% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.67
NZ$26.07
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$4.07
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.58
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 80.0% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
NZ$3.49
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
NZ$12.53
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.32
NZ$8.86
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
NZ$1.76
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
NZ$4.68
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NZ$1.83
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.38
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 76.6% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
NZ$11.46
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$134.76
NZ$224.21
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,065.72
NZ$41,703.22
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.05
NZ$31.70
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 87.5% less for housing
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.30
NZ$88.67
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.16
NZ$2,218.05
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.34
NZ$1,970.45
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.18
NZ$183.31
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$822.99
NZ$1,369.25
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,341.88
NZ$22,197.62
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 78.1% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
NZ$12.51
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
NZ$5.79
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.94
NZ$36.50
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.56
NZ$84.13
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.32
NZ$22.16
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 58.9% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.42
NZ$132.13
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.97
NZ$78.14
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.74
NZ$174.26
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.61
NZ$217.30
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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