Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 70.0% cheaper than Burnaby.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Burnaby, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
CA$2.87
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 74.6% less for groceries
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CA$3.62
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
CA$8.05
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.90
CA$12.12
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
CA$4.50
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
CA$8.68
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
CA$2.78
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.86
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.19
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CA$1.59
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
CA$2.57
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$76.78
CA$104.56
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.04
CA$20.49
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 88.6% less for housing
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.52
CA$74.24
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,128.28
CA$2,898.18
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,761.33
CA$2,398.49
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.68
CA$137.10
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$948.55
CA$1,291.69
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,008.33
CA$14,990.59
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
CA$6.50
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
CA$5.00
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.86
CA$47.47
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Burnaby
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
CA$61.62
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
CA$49.64
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.99
CA$136.16
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
CA$124.92
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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