Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 27.4% cheaper than Delhi.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.90
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.55
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.23
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.66
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.94
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.38
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.69
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.49
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.43
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.46
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.24
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.60
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.39
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.65
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,932.01
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.38
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.86
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,765.97
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,034.83
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,583.09
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,074.40
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,788.65
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.63
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹347.09
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,761.66
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Delhi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,409.77
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,909.21
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,982.81
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,174.99
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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