Cost of living comparison
Munich is 6.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Munich instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
$3.03
€2.78
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
$2.54
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
$4.76
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
$6.29
€5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
$7.47
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
$53.07
€48.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
$26.75
€24.59
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
$41.24
€37.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
$1,604.00
€1,474.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
$1,260.85
€1,158.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
$249.76
€229.57
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
$906.90
€833.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
$15,784.54
€14,508.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
$4.10
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
$49.97
€45.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
$96.20
€88.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
$94.93
€87.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
$130.89
€120.30
|
|
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