Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.7% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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