Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 68.7% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.56
|
$3.96
EGP196.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$4.84
EGP239.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$0.31
EGP15.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
|
pay 68.6% less for groceries
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.76
EGP37.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
|
$1.76
EGP87.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.50
|
$3.30
EGP163.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$1.54
EGP76.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
|
$1.97
EGP97.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.62
EGP30.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.21
EGP10.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.18
EGP8.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.21
EGP10.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.23
EGP11.21
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$0.98
EGP48.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.40
|
$12.01
EGP595.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,537.50
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,445,241.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
|
$2.65
EGP131.57
|
|
pay 90.7% less for housing
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.87
|
$7.63
EGP378.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.68
|
$206.11
EGP10,217.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,370.59
|
$111.12
EGP5,508.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.39
|
$11.85
EGP587.54
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,069.58
|
$66.57
EGP3,299.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,135.00
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,006.67
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.76
|
$1.79
EGP88.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$1.38
EGP68.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
|
$1.85
EGP91.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.12
|
$21.86
EGP1,083.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
|
$2.68
EGP132.77
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.15
|
$23.44
EGP1,162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
|
$48.49
EGP2,403.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.98
|
$97.17
EGP4,817.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.25
|
$36.98
EGP1,833.37
|
|
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