Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 73.5% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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