Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 28.2% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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