Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 72.6% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Athens, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 73.1% less for groceries
Athens
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 71.1% less for transportation
Athens
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
Athens
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 85.6% less for childcare
Athens
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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