Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 6.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$113.04
|
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