Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 2.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£83.11
|
$6.95
$2,433.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
$4.91
$1,720.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.70
|
$1.18
$411.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£4.34
|
$0.81
$284.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
$1.16
$405.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£37.93
|
$3.30
$1,154.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£74.65
|
$3.02
$1,056.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£34.59
|
$1.48
$517.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£48.93
|
$1.86
$651.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£12.47
|
$0.70
$246.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£6.78
|
$0.61
$212.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.26
|
$0.48
$167.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£3.89
|
$0.61
$214.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£3.68
|
$0.31
$109.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£3.10
|
$0.37
$130.11
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£31.46
|
$3.41
$1,193.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£246.33
|
$19.26
$6,741.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
$24,101.65
$8,436,179.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£57.01
|
$8.86
$3,099.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
$21.98
$7,692.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
$237.02
$82,962.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£2,194.42
|
$180.77
$63,274.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
$38.32
$13,411.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
$116.37
$40,731.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
|
$4,756.21
$1,664,791.53
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£44.71
|
$1.80
$629.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£31.82
|
$1.63
$571.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
$1.91
$668.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£469.04
|
$22.57
$7,900.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£96.64
|
$4.09
$1,431.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£532.27
|
$59.01
$20,656.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£865.91
|
$50.10
$17,536.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
$112.10
$39,236.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£893.43
|
$88.63
$31,021.29
|
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