Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 50.6% cheaper than Bali.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bali, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.67
IDR26,864.09
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
IDR64,473.81
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
IDR23,678.22
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
IDR31,393.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
IDR25,536.75
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
IDR73,700.86
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
IDR97,414.10
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
IDR24,118.57
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
IDR34,319.79
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
IDR16,291.74
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IDR11,162.40
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
IDR24,035.89
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,355.73
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,345.32
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,929.70
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
IDR52,115.42
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.50
IDR136,428.68
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,079.04
IDR322,369,059.53
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
IDR111,485.97
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.25
IDR453,619.32
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.82
IDR7,880,132.57
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.64
IDR4,634,055.23
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.89
IDR608,336.61
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.05
IDR1,558,117.12
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,382.08
IDR198,794,253.38
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
IDR34,622.24
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
IDR34,386.03
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.98
IDR882,677.19
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
IDR51,041.77
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Bali
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.93
IDR705,245.35
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.37
IDR407,366.91
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.43
IDR1,773,029.83
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.97
IDR1,235,748.06
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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