Cost of living comparison
Mumbai is 92.6% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Mumbai instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$0.51
₹42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.21
₹17.22
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$0.50
₹41.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$2.81
₹234.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$2.78
₹232.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$0.96
₹80.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$1.65
₹137.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$0.98
₹82.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.29
₹24.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$0.58
₹48.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$0.23
₹18.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$0.19
₹15.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$0.20
₹16.84
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$4.96
₹414.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$4.89
₹408.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$12,218.89
₹1,020,847.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$3.13
₹261.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$9.06
₹757.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$548.96
₹45,863.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$312.91
₹26,142.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$33.82
₹2,825.32
|
|
pay 85.2% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$98.62
₹8,239.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$3,420.89
₹285,804.31
|
|
pay 90.2% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$2.44
₹204.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$2.39
₹199.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$4.28
₹357.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$24.33
₹2,032.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$3.67
₹306.25
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Mumbai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$29.72
₹2,482.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$30.45
₹2,544.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$54.85
₹4,582.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$45.60
₹3,809.50
|
|
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