Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 70.9% cheaper than Comox.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Comox, you would:
pay 81.9% less for restaurants
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
CA$11.85
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CA$2.73
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 80.5% less for groceries
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
CA$3.18
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.24
CA$8.54
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
CA$10.66
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
CA$5.23
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.72
CA$7.83
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
CA$2.25
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
CA$2.16
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
CA$1.90
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
CA$2.07
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 69.2% less for transportation
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.56
CA$55.49
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,267.38
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.49
CA$19.83
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.44
CA$88.16
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,244.51
CA$1,702.54
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,327.48
CA$1,816.04
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.91
CA$99.75
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,014.97
CA$1,388.52
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,802.46
CA$3,833.87
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.61
CA$6.31
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.04
CA$19.21
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.25
CA$60.53
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
CA$14.63
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Comox
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.31
CA$75.67
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.96
CA$43.72
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.69
CA$85.76
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.85
CA$153.02
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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