Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 81.6% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 71.7% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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