Cost of living comparison
Italy is 4.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Italy instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.47
|
$15.81
€14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.53
|
$10.17
€9.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
$2.51
€2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$1.21
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.30
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.01
|
$6.81
€6.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$5.59
€5.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
$3.41
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.44
|
$5.01
€4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
$0.96
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$1.28
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.00
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
$7.33
€6.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP326.69
|
$38.24
€34.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,331,092.85
|
$26,985.59
€24,317.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.29
|
$19.55
€17.62
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP378.76
|
$29.86
€26.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,273.17
|
$660.64
€595.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,998.85
|
$504.89
€454.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP626.98
|
$158.99
€143.27
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,386.52
|
$519.28
€467.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,091.80
|
$9,615.09
€8,664.44
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.79
|
$4.97
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.83
|
$1.67
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.85
|
$6.16
€5.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP909.51
|
$52.41
€47.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.06
|
$9.51
€8.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP877.54
|
$76.74
€69.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.78
|
$34.05
€30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,465.09
|
$84.06
€75.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,496.26
|
$115.51
€104.09
|
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