Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 80.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 87.2% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK23.11
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.74
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 80.7% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.43
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.27
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.29
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.75
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.63
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.31
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.12
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.86
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.33
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.83
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.04
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 83.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.53
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK550.73
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK285,563.27
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK173.38
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 87.3% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK260.07
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,555.32
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,282.31
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,181.00
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,695.68
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,661.98
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 78.9% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK56.09
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.72
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK303.01
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK745.78
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK357.74
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK833.86
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,178.69
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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