Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 73.1% cheaper than Auckland.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
NZ$24.96
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
NZ$15.97
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
NZ$3.91
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
NZ$3.61
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 72.7% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
NZ$3.57
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
NZ$7.36
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
NZ$12.13
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.10
NZ$11.58
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
NZ$7.76
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NZ$2.20
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.69
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
NZ$2.36
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
NZ$4.35
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
NZ$1.90
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
NZ$11.06
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.66
NZ$214.62
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,999.52
NZ$48,902.97
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.60
NZ$31.94
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.79
NZ$82.79
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,268.93
NZ$2,068.51
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,108.73
NZ$1,807.36
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.73
NZ$169.10
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$867.95
NZ$1,414.86
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,630.19
NZ$22,218.92
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.35
NZ$11.98
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
NZ$5.65
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.49
NZ$39.93
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.83
NZ$60.03
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
NZ$22.96
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.84
NZ$128.51
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.96
NZ$79.82
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.61
NZ$168.90
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.78
NZ$218.07
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
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