Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.2% cheaper than Cape Town.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
ZAR152.60
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.11
ZAR76.30
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ZAR15.58
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ZAR11.81
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 57.4% less for groceries
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
ZAR17.95
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
ZAR62.06
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
ZAR70.42
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
ZAR33.56
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
ZAR36.15
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZAR12.23
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
ZAR12.00
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.79
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.73
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.54
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZAR90.98
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.75
ZAR570.59
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,544.53
ZAR325,545.48
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
ZAR118.22
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 78.0% less for housing
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.47
ZAR806.62
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.86
ZAR12,262.46
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$448.07
ZAR8,314.13
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.22
ZAR1,024.67
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$191.19
ZAR3,547.69
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,129.75
ZAR76,629.14
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
ZAR40.69
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ZAR32.85
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.71
ZAR50.36
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.54
ZAR659.50
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.73
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Cape Town
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.48
ZAR843.84
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.41
ZAR564.27
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.67
ZAR1,589.58
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.99
ZAR1,410.05
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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