Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 8.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP197.69
|
$21.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP241.60
|
$10.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.25
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.81
|
$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP88.14
|
$7.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP164.73
|
$4.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP77.03
|
$4.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP98.36
|
$4.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.75
|
$2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.71
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.91
|
$2.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.32
|
$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.29
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.93
|
$3.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP599.81
|
$71.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,456,039.60
|
$33,785.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP132.56
|
$17.40
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP380.86
|
$68.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,293.55
|
$2,074.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,549.64
|
$1,940.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP591.93
|
$139.83
|
|
pay 23.7 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,324.50
|
$1,960.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,552.15
|
$26,428.57
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP89.55
|
$6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.76
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP92.41
|
$12.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,091.99
|
$81.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP133.76
|
$14.20
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,170.81
|
$50.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,421.78
|
$41.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,853.08
|
$83.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,847.07
|
$116.52
|
|
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