Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 75.4% cheaper than Bordeaux.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bordeaux, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 77.2% less for groceries
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
€8.81
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.86
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
€3.34
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.65
€6.17
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 74.7% less for transportation
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
€7.27
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.40
€43.09
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,386.79
€24,504.09
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
€15.60
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.79
€35.10
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.84
€752.99
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$639.06
€593.46
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.33
€114.53
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.64
€620.00
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,570.54
€5,173.09
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.13
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
€4.01
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.42
€33.82
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
€10.98
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Bordeaux
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.78
€93.59
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.96
€32.47
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.21
€93.06
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.16
€117.16
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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