Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 63.6% cheaper than Braga.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Braga, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
€3.57
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
€2.25
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 69.3% less for transportation
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.33
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.41
€27.31
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
€6.90
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.70
€32.22
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.28
€641.96
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.98
€497.74
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.89
€76.04
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.18
€282.48
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.64
€5,608.71
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.05
€37.19
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.26
€6.74
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Braga
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.95
€75.17
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.32
€27.23
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.28
€60.62
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.10
€54.88
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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