Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 81.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 84.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 79.2% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 78.2% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 89.9% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 80.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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