Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 2.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP196.22
|
$8.83
MX$179.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP239.80
|
$7.25
MX$147.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.14
|
$1.11
MX$22.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
$0.84
MX$17.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.53
|
$2.35
MX$47.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.48
|
$3.62
MX$73.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP163.51
|
$5.17
MX$105.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.46
|
$2.18
MX$44.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.63
|
$3.12
MX$63.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.52
|
$1.08
MX$22.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.63
|
$0.57
MX$11.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
$0.71
MX$14.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.84
|
$0.70
MX$14.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.25
|
$0.81
MX$16.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.21
|
$0.73
MX$14.96
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.57
|
$4.48
MX$91.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP595.36
|
$26.30
MX$535.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,445,241.34
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,640.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.57
|
$15.63
MX$318.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP378.04
|
$26.71
MX$544.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,217.21
|
$486.26
MX$9,907.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,508.49
|
$362.30
MX$7,382.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP587.54
|
$44.69
MX$910.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,299.84
|
$205.12
MX$4,179.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,006.67
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,868.02
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.89
|
$2.16
MX$43.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.25
|
$2.84
MX$57.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.72
|
$3.78
MX$77.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,083.89
|
$33.67
MX$685.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.77
|
$4.39
MX$89.46
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,162.12
|
$45.84
MX$934.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,403.82
|
$36.33
MX$740.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,817.09
|
$82.04
MX$1,671.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,833.37
|
$76.65
MX$1,561.71
|
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