Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Austria, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 76.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 74.7% less for transportation
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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