Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 35.5% cheaper than Colombia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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