Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 79.5% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 88.0% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK122.38
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.98
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.39
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.86
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 84.2% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.44
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK117.28
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.49
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.99
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.95
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.72
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.34
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.64
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 77.0% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.23
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK567.05
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK244,258.58
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK354.91
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 91.0% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,529.80
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,139.08
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,919.33
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,169.85
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.74
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.50
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.55
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK279.95
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.79
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK713.91
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK183.58
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,426.80
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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