Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 5.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.87
|
$15.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.95
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.12
|
$2.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
$1.62
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.37
|
$2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.19
|
$6.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP155.01
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.40
|
$2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.64
|
$5.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.58
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.82
|
$1.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.19
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.03
|
$1.55
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.90
|
$3.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP327.39
|
$64.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,333,930.71
|
$33,068.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.62
|
$17.11
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP379.57
|
$58.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,295.07
|
$1,083.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,013.78
|
$831.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP628.32
|
$138.79
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,393.74
|
$981.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,347.83
|
$17,051.78
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.97
|
$4.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.97
|
$4.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.04
|
$9.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP911.45
|
$37.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.35
|
$10.73
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP879.41
|
$51.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,626.24
|
$41.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,474.61
|
$87.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,499.45
|
$114.56
|
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