Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 52.3% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Chile, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2600
|
$3.82
EGP184.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2500
|
$4.07
EGP196.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.17
EGP8.27
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.75
EGP36.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
$1.78
EGP86.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.91
EGP92.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.29
EGP13.99
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2400
|
$6.76
EGP326.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF556.2400
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,330,925.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.5000
|
$3.26
EGP157.27
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8300
|
$7.84
EGP378.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF16.0800
|
$212.64
EGP10,271.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.3100
|
$144.87
EGP6,997.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.0700
|
$12.98
EGP626.91
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF11.1100
|
$70.10
EGP3,386.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF170.0900
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,076.74
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.76
EGP84.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.32
EGP63.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$1.76
EGP84.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3500
|
$18.83
EGP909.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.2000
|
$2.80
EGP135.05
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Chile
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5300
|
$18.16
EGP877.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9700
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1700
|
$92.42
EGP4,464.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.5800
|
$30.97
EGP1,496.08
|
|
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