Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 4.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
E£82.76
|
$13.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
E£80.16
|
$7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
E£6.92
|
$1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
E£3.88
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
E£10.71
|
$2.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
E£34.24
|
$4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
E£55.94
|
$2.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
E£25.51
|
$2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
E£34.44
|
$4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
E£10.47
|
$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£5.99
|
$0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.26
E£4.60
|
$1.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
E£4.85
|
$1.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£3.99
|
$1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
E£3.27
|
$1.22
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
E£22.94
|
$4.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.20
E£200.54
|
$62.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,049.47
E£394,664.71
|
$24,855.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
E£47.54
|
$16.94
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
E£293.13
|
$69.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.64
E£2,803.72
|
$1,029.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.41
E£1,868.80
|
$689.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.57
E£421.79
|
$134.23
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.75
E£1,355.88
|
$931.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,699.99
E£48,327.32
|
$10,897.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
E£34.51
|
$4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
E£29.25
|
$4.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
E£42.05
|
$7.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
E£441.11
|
$28.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
E£72.26
|
$10.90
|
|
pay 28.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.73
E£496.41
|
$42.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
E£729.48
|
$33.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.23
E£1,686.55
|
$74.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.17
E£862.19
|
$94.80
|
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