Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 1.4% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Syria, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 35.8% less for transportation
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 60.5% more for childcare
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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