Cost of living comparison
India is 32.1% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in India instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
Egypt
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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