Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.0% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 62.6% more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 24.6% more for housing
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 77.2% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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