Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Mostar is 2.4 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 98.3% more in Mostar
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Mostar
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Mostar
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Mostar
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Mostar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.9% more in Mostar
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Mostar

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mostar are more expensive than in Alexandria. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mostar.

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Mostar vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mostar instead of Alexandria, you would:

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pay 98.3% more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Mostar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$6.87 BAM11.95	+61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.72 BAM9.95	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.86 BAM3.24	+487.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$1.22 BAM2.12	+883.8%
Average			+98.3%

Alexandria vs. Mostar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Mostar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$0.92 BAM1.60	+31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$3.88 BAM6.75	+100.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.30 BAM7.49	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$2.60 BAM4.52	+123.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$3.28 BAM5.70	+64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.51 BAM0.88	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.74 BAM1.28	+110.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.63 BAM1.09	+155.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.53 BAM0.93	+247.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.46 BAM0.79	+295.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.45 BAM0.79	+218.8%
Average			+101.5%

Alexandria vs. Mostar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Alexandria	Mostar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$5.84 BAM10.16	+239.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	$36.47 BAM63.46	+218.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$30,495.31 BAM53,055.82	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.29 BAM10.95	+31.8%
Average			+107.1%

Alexandria vs. Mostar - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Mostar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$26.22 BAM45.62	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$428.54 BAM745.57	+213.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$251.36 BAM437.32	+255.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$70.25 BAM122.22	+542.6%
Average			+258.5%

Alexandria vs. Mostar - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Mostar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$135.41 BAM235.58	+55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$18,475.64 BAM32,143.97	+767.6%
Average			+267.7%

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pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Mostar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$2.29 BAM3.98	+71.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$1.66 BAM2.89	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$3.89 BAM6.77	+103.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$34.90 BAM60.72	+168.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$5.66 BAM9.85	+97.6%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Mostar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$58.36 BAM101.53	+73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$32.23 BAM56.08	-30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$85.58 BAM148.89	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$82.39 BAM143.34	+45.4%
Average			+3.8%

Alexandria vs. Mostar - Cost of clothing

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