Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Austria instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$12.71
€11.15
|
|
pay 56.7% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$122.80
€107.69
|
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