Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.5% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 78.3% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.32
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 81.6% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.59
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.85
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.74
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.48
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.95
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 71.4% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.51
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.51
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 86.9% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.43
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,388.91
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,136.16
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.48
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.49
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,354.17
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.21
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.27
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG129.14
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.70
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.10
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.83
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.95
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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