Cost of living comparison
Konstanz is 6.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Konstanz instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 9.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.50
|
$18.68
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.29
|
$11.91
€10.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.74
|
$3.22
€2.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.10
|
$3.28
€3.02
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.51
|
$2.43
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.15
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.71
|
$3.48
€3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.45
|
$7.41
€6.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.93
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.02
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
$1.63
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.69
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.79
|
$7.38
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.64
|
$53.07
€48.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,302,383.65
|
$31,859.98
€29,346.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP153.89
|
$18.52
€17.06
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP370.59
|
$51.93
€47.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,051.60
|
$1,160.53
€1,068.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,847.90
|
$879.37
€810.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP613.46
|
$314.19
€289.41
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,313.48
|
$613.64
€565.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,501.64
|
$16,751.23
€15,429.68
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.97
|
$4.49
€4.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.46
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.02
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP889.89
|
$51.89
€47.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.15
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Konstanz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP858.62
|
$119.01
€109.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,587.78
|
$24.37
€22.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,368.79
|
$107.94
€99.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,463.99
|
$151.08
€139.16
|
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