Cost of living comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Egypt, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP200.13
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP244.58
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.44
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.28
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.23
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP166.77
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP77.98
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP99.57
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.13
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.84
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.02
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.45
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.54
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP607.21
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,474,019.20
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.19
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP385.56
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,420.66
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,618.17
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP599.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,365.55
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,460.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP90.66
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.61
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.55
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,105.47
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP135.41
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
American Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,185.26
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,451.69
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,913.01
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,869.87
|
?? |
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