Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 71.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 70.6% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 73.4% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 66.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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