Cost of living comparison
France is 5.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in France instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
|
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