Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 69.9% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 83.0% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
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