Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 3.4 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Colombia
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Colombia are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Colombia instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+101.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+130.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+353.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+622.5%
Average			+160.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+249.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$3.94 COP12,511.51	+124.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$5.55 COP17,600.16	+74.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+134.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+163.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+144.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.63 COP1,990.45	+105.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.72 COP2,297.32	+231.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+430.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+367.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+309.0%
Average			+194.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+202.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$57.51 COP183K	+618.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+621.7%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Egypt	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+104.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$745.73 COP2M	+421.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$482.25 COP2M	+396.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$101.48 COP322K	+643.0%
Average			+414.7%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$597.35 COP2M	+737.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$8,009.31 COP25M	+385.3%
Average			+537.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+101.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+118.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$41.34 COP131K	+108.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+117.9%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Egypt	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$82.92 COP263K	+317.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$53.80 COP171K	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$134.00 COP425K	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$115.03 COP365K	+150.7%
Average			+105.7%

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