Cost of living comparison
Poland is 3.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Poland instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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