Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Austria, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.10
|
$2.69
E£83.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.40
|
$3.27
E£100.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.65
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
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pay 76.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.80
|
$1.23
E£37.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.68
|
$2.42
E£74.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
$1.12
E£34.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.93
|
$1.58
E£48.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
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pay 74.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.73
|
$1.02
E£31.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.84
|
$7.97
E£246.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,172.79
|
$15,876.53
E£490,329.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.46
|
$1.85
E£56.98
|
|
pay 84.2% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.98
|
$10.98
E£339.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€692.72
|
$109.16
E£3,371.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€579.53
|
$71.02
E£2,193.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.98
|
$16.81
E£519.26
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€388.20
|
$58.30
E£1,800.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,650.81
|
$1,699.22
E£52,478.45
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$1.45
E£44.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.03
E£31.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
$1.57
E£48.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.73
|
$15.18
E£468.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.90
|
$3.13
E£96.59
|
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pay 51.0% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.60
|
$17.23
E£531.99
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.01
|
$28.02
E£865.46
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.51
|
$63.69
E£1,966.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.99
|
$28.91
E£892.97
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