Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Russia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£83.06
|
$7.74
₽620.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£100.98
|
$4.69
₽375.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£7.70
|
$0.85
₽67.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£4.34
|
$0.41
₽32.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
$0.54
₽42.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£37.91
|
$4.40
₽352.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£74.61
|
$3.48
₽278.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£34.58
|
$1.27
₽102.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£48.90
|
$1.79
₽143.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£12.46
|
$0.62
₽49.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£6.78
|
$0.56
₽44.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£4.26
|
$0.66
₽53.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£3.89
|
$1.03
₽82.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£3.68
|
$0.30
₽23.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£3.10
|
$0.25
₽20.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£31.44
|
$2.37
₽190.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£246.20
|
$19.36
₽1,550.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£490,329.56
|
$31,226.85
₽2,501,614.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£56.98
|
$3.41
₽272.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£339.20
|
$6.56
₽525.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£3,371.42
|
$310.33
₽24,860.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£2,193.28
|
$214.38
₽17,173.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£519.26
|
$69.84
₽5,595.35
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£1,800.61
|
$220.41
₽17,657.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£52,478.45
|
$4,693.93
₽376,035.17
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£44.68
|
$1.55
₽124.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£31.81
|
$1.73
₽138.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£48.48
|
$2.23
₽178.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£468.79
|
$31.55
₽2,527.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£96.59
|
$4.06
₽325.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£531.99
|
$62.85
₽5,035.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£865.46
|
$39.44
₽3,159.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£1,966.97
|
$79.13
₽6,339.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£892.97
|
$85.30
₽6,833.65
|
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