Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 77.3% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 76.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 87.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 93.4% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 51.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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