Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 73.0% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 67.2% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 75.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
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