Cost of living comparison
Canada is 6.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Canada instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£83.06
|
$15.95
CA$21.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£100.98
|
$8.82
CA$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.70
|
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£4.34
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£37.91
|
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£74.61
|
$7.61
CA$10.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£34.58
|
$3.04
CA$4.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£48.90
|
$4.81
CA$6.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£12.46
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£6.78
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.26
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£3.89
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£3.68
|
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£3.10
|
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£31.44
|
$4.96
CA$6.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£246.20
|
$63.09
CA$85.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£490,329.56
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,726.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£56.98
|
$16.98
CA$23.11
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£339.20
|
$64.04
CA$87.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£3,371.42
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,452.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£2,193.28
|
$952.71
CA$1,296.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£519.26
|
$112.22
CA$152.77
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£1,800.61
|
$746.92
CA$1,016.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£52,478.45
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,100.22
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£44.68
|
$4.67
CA$6.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£31.81
|
$3.31
CA$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£48.48
|
$11.96
CA$16.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£468.79
|
$43.49
CA$59.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£96.59
|
$10.20
CA$13.88
|
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pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£531.99
|
$49.87
CA$67.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£865.46
|
$36.92
CA$50.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£1,966.97
|
$78.02
CA$106.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£892.97
|
$97.82
CA$133.17
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