Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 45.0% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Manila, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.89
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.74
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.85
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.99
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.81
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.79
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱402.35
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.84
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱131.29
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.41
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.29
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.49
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.82
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.73
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱79.11
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.78
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱584.02
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,504,444.50
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.45
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,668.22
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,852.01
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,104.10
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,596.72
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,814.29
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱831,026.49
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.21
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱170.28
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.50
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,414.28
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱376.11
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Manila
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,905.57
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,573.34
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,224.19
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,719.24
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
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