Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.5% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Egypt instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,729
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩998
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 73.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,152
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,553
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,834
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,742
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,882
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,372
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,750
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,288
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,489
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,198
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩65,301
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩11,918
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩571,118
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩447,700
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩523,473
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩3,962
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,676
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩66,298
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,306
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩133,835
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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