Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 41.8% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Egypt instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 68.4% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 72.1% less for housing
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 16.4% more for childcare
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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