Cost of living comparison
Nanjing is 2.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Nanjing instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP181.49
|
$2.77
CN¥20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP193.35
|
$4.15
CN¥30.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.82
|
$0.43
CN¥3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.14
|
$0.27
CN¥1.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.71
|
$2.08
CN¥15.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.62
|
$3.81
CN¥27.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP152.18
|
$9.70
CN¥70.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP70.09
|
$1.68
CN¥12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.95
|
$1.40
CN¥10.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.08
|
$0.84
CN¥6.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.08
|
$0.67
CN¥4.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.69
|
$0.77
CN¥5.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.35
|
$0.60
CN¥4.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
$0.46
CN¥3.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.77
|
$0.51
CN¥3.67
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.05
|
$4.52
CN¥32.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP321.40
|
$27.70
CN¥200.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,309,557.92
|
$18,696.51
CN¥135,474.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.74
|
$4.85
CN¥35.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP372.63
|
$12.70
CN¥91.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,106.97
|
$445.48
CN¥3,227.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,885.62
|
$276.98
CN¥2,007.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP616.84
|
$33.21
CN¥240.63
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,331.73
|
$519.34
CN¥3,763.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP118,148.91
|
$23,081.81
CN¥167,250.77
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.42
|
$0.69
CN¥5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.80
|
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.48
|
$3.46
CN¥25.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP894.80
|
$23.06
CN¥167.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.88
|
$5.54
CN¥40.14
|
|
pay 59.8% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Nanjing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP863.35
|
$46.74
CN¥338.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,596.53
|
$30.44
CN¥220.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,392.86
|
$72.69
CN¥526.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,472.06
|
$65.78
CN¥476.67
|
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