Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 22.4% more expensive than Bhopal.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bhopal, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.16
₹179.07
|
$3.82
EGP179.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.59
₹298.45
|
$4.07
EGP191.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
₹42.89
|
$0.33
EGP15.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
₹13.03
|
$0.17
EGP8.07
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
₹30.77
|
$0.75
EGP35.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
₹366.43
|
$1.78
EGP83.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.61
₹216.62
|
$3.20
EGP150.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.88
₹73.22
|
$1.47
EGP69.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹106.69
|
$1.91
EGP90.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹73.33
|
$0.57
EGP26.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.56
|
$0.21
EGP9.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.37
|
$0.14
EGP6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹19.74
|
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.98
|
$0.17
EGP7.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹11.14
|
$0.29
EGP13.65
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
₹400.51
|
$0.97
EGP45.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.79
₹397.94
|
$6.76
EGP318.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,582.02
₹795,870.63
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,298,385.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.65
₹303.43
|
$3.26
EGP153.42
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.44
₹701.36
|
$7.84
EGP369.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$135.75
₹11,274.83
|
$212.64
EGP10,020.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.27
₹5,670.58
|
$144.87
EGP6,826.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.31
₹1,603.76
|
$12.98
EGP611.58
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$50.90
₹4,228.06
|
$70.10
EGP3,303.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,315.65
₹192,335.40
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,140.94
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹198.97
|
$1.76
EGP82.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
₹94.51
|
$1.32
EGP62.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹298.45
|
$1.76
EGP82.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.15
₹1,507.56
|
$18.83
EGP887.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.81
₹233.79
|
$2.80
EGP131.75
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Bhopal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.76
₹1,558.58
|
$18.16
EGP855.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.96
₹1,823.87
|
$33.59
EGP1,582.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.30
₹3,098.21
|
$92.42
EGP4,355.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.94
₹2,818.71
|
$30.97
EGP1,459.50
|
|
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