Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

South Africa

Sandton vs. Alexandria Cost of Living Summary

Sandton is 3.0 times more expensive than Alexandria.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sandton
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Sandton
Transportation: pay 93.6% more in Sandton
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Sandton
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Sandton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Sandton
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Sandton

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

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Sandton vs. Alexandria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Alexandria	Sandton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.25 EGP227.13	$10.82 ZAR178.40	+154.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.71 ZAR94.15	+19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 EGP16.93	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+234.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.61	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+588.8%
Average			+121.8%

Alexandria vs. Sandton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Alexandria	Sandton
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 EGP37.32	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.94 EGP103.61	$4.31 ZAR71.09	+122.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 EGP171.31	$4.45 ZAR73.36	+38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 EGP62.20	$2.67 ZAR44.10	+129.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 EGP106.50	$2.23 ZAR36.86	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 EGP37.22	$0.93 ZAR15.38	+33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.70	$0.82 ZAR13.49	+133.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 EGP13.12	$0.83 ZAR13.63	+236.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP8.18	$0.83 ZAR13.71	+443.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 EGP6.17	$0.70 ZAR11.46	+501.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.61	$0.79 ZAR13.04	+454.8%
Average			+150.2%

Alexandria vs. Sandton - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.6% more for transportation

	Alexandria	Sandton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.72 EGP91.93	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+234.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.46 EGP612.48	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.51 ZAR123.89	+57.3%
Average			+93.6%

Alexandria vs. Sandton - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Alexandria	Sandton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 EGP714.56	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+175.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.87 EGP7,315.76	$540.64 ZAR8,917.37	+295.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$70.66 EGP3,776.97	$440.65 ZAR7,268.03	+523.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.93 EGP584.30	$126.36 ZAR2,084.21	+1055.9%
Average			+447.1%

Alexandria vs. Sandton - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Alexandria	Sandton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.90 EGP4,644.66	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+200.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,129.46 EGP114K	$7,210.58 ZAR119K	+238.6%
Average			+218.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandria	Sandton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 EGP71.46	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 EGP68.90	$2.44 ZAR40.27	+89.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 EGP102.08	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.99 EGP694.15	$36.05 ZAR594.66	+177.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.86 EGP153.12	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+151.7%
Average			+116.3%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Alexandria	Sandton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.74 EGP1,803.42	$57.63 ZAR950.55	+70.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.05 EGP2,461.27	$45.77 ZAR754.99	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.87 EGP6,941.47	$96.14 ZAR1,585.75	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.66 EGP3,028.38	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	+59.1%
Average			+18.9%

Alexandria vs. Sandton - Cost of clothing

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