Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 64.6% cheaper than Amarillo.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Amarillo, you would:
pay 73.6% less for restaurants
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$3.82
EGP182.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.07
EGP194.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
|
$0.33
EGP15.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
|
pay 66.6% less for groceries
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.75
EGP35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$1.78
EGP84.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$3.20
EGP152.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
|
$1.47
EGP70.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.62
|
$1.91
EGP91.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.57
EGP27.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.21
EGP10.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.15
EGP7.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.17
EGP8.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.29
EGP13.82
|
|
pay 65.8% less for transportation
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.83
|
$0.97
EGP46.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP322.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,552.01
EGP1,314,506.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP155.33
|
|
pay 86.1% less for housing
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.11
|
$7.84
EGP374.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$905.00
|
$212.64
EGP10,145.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,000.00
|
$144.87
EGP6,911.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$197.29
|
$12.98
EGP619.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$70.10
EGP3,344.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,485.76
EGP118,595.38
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$1.76
EGP83.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
|
$1.32
EGP63.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.76
EGP83.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$18.83
EGP898.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
|
$2.80
EGP133.38
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Amarillo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$18.16
EGP866.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.59
EGP1,602.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.33
|
$92.42
EGP4,409.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.00
|
$30.97
EGP1,477.62
|
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