Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 58.3% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Lima, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
Lima
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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