Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 2.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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