Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 64.2% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.66
₱210.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$3.20
₱184.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.77
₱44.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.43
₱24.81
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.15
₱66.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$3.76
₱216.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$6.56
₱377.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.97
₱113.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$1.81
₱104.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$1.23
₱70.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.65
₱37.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$1.08
₱62.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.63
₱36.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.87
₱49.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$1.10
₱63.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$4.42
₱254.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$12.06
₱694.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$29,092.26
₱1,674,739.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$2.70
₱155.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$29.30
₱1,686.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$265.23
₱15,268.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$157.68
₱9,077.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$84.84
₱4,884.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$168.61
₱9,706.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$4,730.41
₱272,312.87
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$1.35
₱77.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$2.27
₱130.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$2.49
₱143.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$34.04
₱1,959.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$5.09
₱293.00
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$36.74
₱2,115.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$21.36
₱1,229.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$64.86
₱3,733.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$57.49
₱3,309.54
|
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