Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 6.9 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.47
|
$19.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.53
|
$9.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.30
|
$3.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.01
|
$7.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
$3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.44
|
$5.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
$2.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
$0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$2.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.00
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
$3.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP326.69
|
$63.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,331,092.85
|
$31,612.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.29
|
$20.06
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP378.76
|
$59.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,273.17
|
$1,310.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,998.85
|
$1,199.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP626.98
|
$138.89
|
|
pay 17.1 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,386.52
|
$1,424.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,091.80
|
$34,388.64
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.79
|
$5.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.83
|
$4.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.85
|
$10.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP909.51
|
$43.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.06
|
$13.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP877.54
|
$53.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.78
|
$37.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,465.09
|
$80.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,496.26
|
$97.99
|
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