Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 3.6% more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.65
LKR491.83
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
LKR1,498.90
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LKR152.14
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LKR73.12
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
LKR220.91
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
LKR1,290.88
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
LKR1,630.32
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
LKR652.94
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
LKR668.66
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.49
LKR740.50
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR124.36
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
LKR624.32
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LKR209.70
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
LKR164.49
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LKR112.61
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LKR1,559.50
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.72
LKR1,405.22
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.63
LKR8,899,736.66
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.83
LKR843.13
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.95
LKR3,555.81
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.69
LKR101,644.40
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.52
LKR42,396.39
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.52
LKR7,592.44
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.09
LKR7,762.18
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.92
LKR154,960.12
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
LKR468.41
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
LKR549.02
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
LKR1,873.63
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.09
LKR3,596.00
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
LKR936.81
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
LKR7,163.87
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.10
LKR4,790.53
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.57
LKR16,232.73
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.14
LKR8,668.46
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
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