Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Austria, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
€12.24
|
$4.62
E£82.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
$4.48
E£80.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.39
|
$0.39
E£6.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€1.99
|
$0.22
E£3.88
|
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pay 62.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
$0.60
E£10.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
€6.23
|
$1.91
E£34.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€3.97
|
$3.13
E£55.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
$1.43
E£25.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
€4.50
|
$1.92
E£34.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$0.59
E£10.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.68
|
$0.33
E£5.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.96
|
$0.26
E£4.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.15
|
$0.27
E£4.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.22
E£3.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.56
|
$0.18
E£3.27
|
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pay 63.6% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.04
|
$1.28
E£22.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.91
€42.89
|
$11.20
E£200.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
$22,049.47
E£394,664.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.99
€16.65
|
$2.66
E£47.54
|
|
pay 75.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
$16.38
E£293.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.13
€671.82
|
$156.64
E£2,803.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$596.46
€523.04
|
$104.41
E£1,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
$23.57
E£421.79
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.77
€323.38
|
$75.75
E£1,355.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
$2,699.99
E£48,327.32
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.93
€3.45
|
$1.93
E£34.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.71
|
$1.63
E£29.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
$2.35
E£42.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.56
€34.69
|
$24.64
E£441.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.05
€10.56
|
$4.04
E£72.26
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
$27.73
E£496.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
$40.76
E£729.48
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
$94.23
E£1,686.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.40
€99.44
|
$48.17
E£862.19
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