Cost of living comparison
Antigua and Barbuda is 5.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
?? | |
pay 8.4 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
?? | |
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Egypt
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
?? |
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