Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 6.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.45
|
$17.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.50
|
$9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
$2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.27
|
$1.87
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.29
|
$2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.00
|
$5.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP154.66
|
$3.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
$2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.43
|
$4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
$0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.99
|
$1.12
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
$3.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP326.65
|
$77.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,330,925.94
|
$31,837.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.27
|
$15.34
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP378.71
|
$66.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,271.88
|
$1,337.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,997.98
|
$1,055.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP626.91
|
$126.10
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,386.10
|
$1,229.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,076.74
|
$22,314.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.78
|
$4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.82
|
$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.84
|
$9.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP909.40
|
$44.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.05
|
$11.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP877.43
|
$51.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.58
|
$37.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,464.53
|
$87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,496.08
|
$112.76
|
|
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