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Egypt vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 50.8% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 64.0% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,977.50	$4.04 EGP192.23	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,983.12	$5.01 EGP238.25	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD350.41	$0.36 EGP17.23	-60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD184.01	$0.16 EGP7.48	-67.5%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Armenia	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD270.53	$0.56 EGP26.47	-21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,451.31	$1.51 EGP71.86	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,309.30	$3.31 EGP157.31	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD866.52	$1.43 EGP68.19	-37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,242.40	$2.05 EGP97.46	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD222.72	$0.65 EGP30.82	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD276.38	$0.29 EGP13.63	-60.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD270.01	$0.21 EGP10.12	-70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD325.83	$0.16 EGP7.43	-81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.99	$0.18 EGP8.52	-51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.93	$0.17 EGP8.05	-50.0%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Armenia	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,832.84	$1.30 EGP61.83	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,949.37	$7.45 EGP354.57	-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,827,434.12	$33,747.60 EGP1,605,373.24	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,405.38	$3.10 EGP147.62	-15.9%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 64.0% less for housing

	Armenia	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,740.13	$12.49 EGP594.23	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD185,123.68	$157.03 EGP7,470.14	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,880.68	$85.28 EGP4,056.58	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,289.01	$13.26 EGP630.71	-82.8%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Armenia	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,565.36	$71.39 EGP3,396.25	-75.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,701,384.71	$1,608.71 EGP76,526.26	-77.3%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD671.20	$1.67 EGP79.63	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,160.53	$1.40 EGP66.83	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD911.51	$1.99 EGP94.72	-16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,301.63	$21.74 EGP1,034.20	-59.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,988.75	$3.25 EGP154.46	-37.8%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Armenia	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,930.85	$24.55 EGP1,167.65	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,262.45	$44.67 EGP2,124.81	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,680.46	$115.64 EGP5,501.09	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,652.87	$46.41 EGP2,207.52	-55.4%
Average			-39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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