Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 70.0% cheaper than Birmingham.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.45
£6.65
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.07
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.66
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.69
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.55
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.69
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.49
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 70.6% less for transportation
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.88
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.56
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.86
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 85.1% less for housing
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.47
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£959.60
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£761.07
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.67
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,181.22
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,724.96
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.47
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.21
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.90
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.34
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.42
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Birmingham
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.80
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.47
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.83
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.97
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
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