Cost of living comparison
India is 16.0% more expensive than Egypt overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.5% more in India
- Groceries
-
pay 20.8% more in India
- Transportation
-
pay 78.1% more in India
- Housing
-
pay 24.5% more in India
- Childcare
-
pay 5.0% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.4% more in India
- Clothing
-
pay 29.6% less in India
The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in India are more expensive than in Egypt. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in India. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in India.
If you lived in India instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP198.81
|
$2.40
₹207.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP242.97
|
$3.90
₹337.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.34
|
$0.40
₹34.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.18
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.02
|
$0.46
₹39.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP88.64
|
$2.54
₹219.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP165.67
|
$2.56
₹221.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP77.47
|
$0.94
₹81.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP98.92
|
$1.37
₹118.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.93
|
$0.88
₹76.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.77
|
$0.32
₹28.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.38
|
$0.48
₹41.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.96
|
$0.24
₹20.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.38
|
$0.16
₹14.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.35
|
$0.19
₹16.24
|
|
pay 78.1% more for transportation
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.21
|
$4.62
₹399.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP603.22
|
$10.12
₹876.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,464,333.08
|
$13,525.56
₹1,170,793.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP133.31
|
$2.94
₹254.38
|
|
pay 24.5% more for housing
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP383.03
|
$7.39
₹639.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,352.18
|
$138.05
₹11,950.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,581.25
|
$90.33
₹7,819.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP595.31
|
$29.97
₹2,594.14
|
|
pay 5.0% less for childcare
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,343.43
|
$55.73
₹4,823.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,971.09
|
$1,565.54
₹135,515.49
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP90.06
|
$1.84
₹158.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.15
|
$1.59
₹137.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP92.93
|
$3.59
₹310.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,098.21
|
$15.33
₹1,327.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP134.53
|
$3.35
₹290.18
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,177.48
|
$24.02
₹2,079.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,435.58
|
$25.36
₹2,195.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,880.72
|
$41.62
₹3,602.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,857.59
|
$31.12
₹2,693.50
|
|
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