Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Germany instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.15
|
$13.72
€12.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP198.31
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.23
|
$2.83
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.35
|
$2.48
€2.30
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.62
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.79
|
$6.75
€6.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
$4.24
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.89
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.28
|
$7.19
€6.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.77
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.33
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.86
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.12
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.23
|
$7.16
€6.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP329.65
|
$54.61
€50.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,343,155.87
|
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.71
|
$23.30
€21.57
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP382.19
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,366.27
|
$800.45
€741.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,062.28
|
$616.33
€570.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP632.67
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,417.21
|
$434.24
€402.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,180.13
|
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.56
|
$4.33
€4.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.41
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.62
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP917.75
|
$35.42
€32.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.29
|
$12.56
€11.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP885.50
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,637.49
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,505.56
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,509.82
|
$120.25
€111.33
|
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