Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.7% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Canada, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 78.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 70.2% less for transportation
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 87.5% less for housing
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Canada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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