Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.4% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Beijing
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.42
|
$2.69
E£128.49
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥41.89
|
$3.27
E£156.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$0.25
E£11.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.40
|
$0.14
E£6.71
|
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pay 67.1% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.68
|
$0.40
E£19.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.72
|
$1.23
E£58.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.19
|
$2.42
E£115.42
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.61
|
$1.12
E£53.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.95
|
$1.58
E£75.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.20
|
$0.40
E£19.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.64
|
$0.22
E£10.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.96
|
$0.14
E£6.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.05
|
$0.13
E£6.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.07
|
$0.12
E£5.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.48
|
$0.10
E£4.79
|
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pay 65.4% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.49
|
$1.02
E£48.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥314.20
|
$7.97
E£380.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,118.85
|
$15,876.53
E£758,524.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.80
|
$1.85
E£88.15
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Beijing
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥144.61
|
$10.98
E£524.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,310.88
|
$109.16
E£5,215.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,568.21
|
$71.02
E£3,392.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥323.50
|
$16.81
E£803.28
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Egypt
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,845.56
|
$58.30
E£2,785.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥199,830.84
|
$1,699.22
E£81,182.57
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Egypt
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.47
|
$1.45
E£69.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.48
|
$1.03
E£49.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.42
|
$1.57
E£75.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥419.72
|
$15.18
E£725.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥72.79
|
$3.13
E£149.43
|
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pay 54.2% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥497.79
|
$17.23
E£822.97
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥315.77
|
$28.02
E£1,338.84
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥643.88
|
$63.69
E£3,042.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥896.78
|
$28.91
E£1,381.39
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