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Egypt vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 50.5% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 59.5% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 58.5% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 78.2% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 63.6% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 28.7% less in Egypt

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 45.1% less for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA2,024	$4.04 EGP192.56	+13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,324	$5.01 EGP238.65	-55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA478	$0.36 EGP17.26	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA476	$0.16 EGP7.49	-81.3%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 59.5% less for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA295	$0.56 EGP26.52	+6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,577	$1.51 EGP71.98	-87.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,116	$3.31 EGP157.57	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,278	$1.43 EGP68.30	-36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,241	$2.05 EGP97.62	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,027	$0.65 EGP30.88	-64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA292	$0.29 EGP13.65	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA576	$0.21 EGP10.14	-79.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA519	$0.16 EGP7.44	-83.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA430	$0.18 EGP8.53	-76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA447	$0.17 EGP8.07	-78.6%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 58.5% less for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,351	$1.30 EGP61.93	-78.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA27,824	$7.45 EGP355.17	-84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA9,106	$3.10 EGP147.87	-80.7%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 78.2% less for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,367	$12.49 EGP595.23	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA335,860	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA209,947	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-77.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA87,320	$13.26 EGP631.77	-91.4%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 63.6% less for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA166,946	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-51.4%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$1.67 EGP79.76	+56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,138	$1.40 EGP66.95	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$1.99 EGP94.87	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA45,616	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$3.25 EGP154.72	-63.7%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 28.7% less for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA47,217	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,981	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA50,590	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA79,932	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-67.2%
Average			-28.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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