Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 67.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.82
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.73
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.43
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.98
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.26
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.29
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.36
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.72
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,615.44
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.51
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.81
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€862.24
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€689.19
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€127.48
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€396.30
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,614.73
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.83
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.60
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.48
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.81
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€117.45
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.91
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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