Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 84.0% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Egypt instead of George Town, you would:
pay 86.1% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 86.9% less for groceries
George Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 71.3% less for transportation
George Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 94.6% less for housing
George Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
George Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 81.5% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 74.9% less for clothing
George Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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