Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 44.0% cheaper than Cebu.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cebu, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
₱190.43
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₱30.56
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.71
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 67.8% less for groceries
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
₱62.55
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
₱251.26
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
₱379.74
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
₱102.80
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
₱114.85
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
₱101.33
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
₱31.41
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
₱112.11
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
₱43.79
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₱49.33
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
₱66.53
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
₱291.11
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₱460.99
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.79
₱160.80
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.91
₱2,473.75
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.15
₱29,753.97
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.93
₱14,810.86
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.06
₱3,865.84
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.73
₱6,325.47
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,431.64
₱140,174.24
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
₱84.63
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
₱167.28
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
₱126.95
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.95
₱1,957.15
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Cebu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.37
₱2,327.42
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.79
₱1,256.28
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.67
₱3,901.08
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.94
₱3,570.48
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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