Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.4% cheaper than Alicante.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Alicante, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.07
€8.47
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 67.3% less for groceries
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.34
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
€5.56
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 74.1% less for transportation
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.95
€6.49
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,310.83
€26,445.31
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.13
€14.13
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.14
€33.76
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$702.27
€656.00
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.86
€573.41
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.61
€108.93
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$307.85
€287.56
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,951.82
€6,493.74
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
€1.88
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
€5.21
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€39.91
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Alicante
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
€72.35
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.53
€31.32
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.59
€70.61
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.46
€77.03
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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