Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 51.1% cheaper than Chisinau.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Chisinau, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
MDL97.37
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
MDL13.37
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MDL9.64
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
MDL8.40
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
MDL82.30
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
MDL69.88
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
MDL39.32
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MDL39.73
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MDL5.96
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
MDL13.00
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
MDL11.70
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MDL14.63
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MDL5.10
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
MDL4.28
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.92
MDL104.65
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.90
MDL227.84
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,591.04
MDL293,074.77
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
MDL68.16
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.03
MDL177.21
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.40
MDL6,101.40
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.91
MDL4,750.24
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.23
MDL2,636.14
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$323.58
MDL5,715.92
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,292.25
MDL58,156.45
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
MDL24.34
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
MDL26.95
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
MDL43.82
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.23
MDL569.37
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
MDL116.84
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Chisinau
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.00
MDL918.52
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.49
MDL626.84
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
MDL1,707.83
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
MDL1,982.93
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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