Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 78.8% cheaper than Albany.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Albany, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.95
A$22.61
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
A$12.06
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
A$2.51
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 66.2% less for groceries
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
A$7.42
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
A$2.26
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
A$1.80
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
A$2.73
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
A$1.82
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
A$1.14
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 79.7% less for transportation
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
A$7.23
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 80.3% less for housing
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.22
A$54.76
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.42
A$111.00
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$36,108.41
A$54,594.11
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 78.5% less for entertainment and sports
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.64
A$11.56
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.27
A$32.15
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Albany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
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