Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.2% cheaper than Cyprus overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.6% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 63.9% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 58.0% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 82.3% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 81.9% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 62.1% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 36.8% less in Egypt
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€15.15
|
$3.96
EGP199.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€8.09
|
$4.84
EGP243.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.63
|
$0.31
EGP15.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€1.01
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.73
|
$0.76
EGP38.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€6.15
|
$1.76
EGP88.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.22
|
$3.30
EGP166.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.76
|
$1.54
EGP77.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.69
|
$1.97
EGP99.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.15
|
$0.62
EGP31.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.82
|
$0.21
EGP10.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.90
|
$0.15
EGP7.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.22
|
$0.18
EGP8.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.21
EGP10.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.23
EGP11.39
|
|
pay 58.0% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.39
|
$0.98
EGP49.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.74
|
$12.01
EGP605.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€26,014.29
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,469,369.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.78
|
$2.65
EGP133.77
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€32.78
|
$7.63
EGP384.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€839.34
|
$206.11
EGP10,387.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€688.41
|
$111.12
EGP5,600.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€135.60
|
$11.85
EGP597.35
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€406.95
|
$66.57
EGP3,354.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€7,091.36
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,225.49
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.36
|
$1.79
EGP90.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.52
|
$1.38
EGP69.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.77
|
$1.85
EGP93.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€57.88
|
$21.86
EGP1,101.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.57
|
$2.68
EGP134.99
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€79.19
|
$23.44
EGP1,181.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€45.63
|
$48.49
EGP2,443.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€109.65
|
$97.17
EGP4,897.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€104.82
|
$36.98
EGP1,863.98
|
|
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