Cost of living comparison
Russia is 99.2% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Russia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 93.4% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP185.65
|
$6.85
RUB620.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP197.78
|
$4.21
RUB380.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.19
|
$0.84
RUB76.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.33
|
$0.41
RUB36.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.53
|
$0.49
RUB44.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.56
|
$3.93
RUB355.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP155.67
|
$3.21
RUB290.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.70
|
$1.21
RUB109.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.03
|
$1.72
RUB156.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.70
|
$0.56
RUB50.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.31
|
$0.56
RUB50.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
$0.75
RUB67.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
$0.90
RUB81.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$0.22
RUB19.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.09
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.10
|
$2.21
RUB200.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP328.77
|
$19.07
RUB1,726.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,339,578.87
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,613,696.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.29
|
$4.42
RUB400.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP381.18
|
$6.26
RUB566.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,338.66
|
$317.16
RUB28,713.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,043.47
|
$217.57
RUB19,697.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP630.98
|
$68.11
RUB6,166.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,408.11
|
$212.06
RUB19,198.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,857.41
|
$5,562.55
RUB503,598.10
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.33
|
$1.50
RUB135.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.24
|
$1.72
RUB155.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.40
|
$2.19
RUB198.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP915.31
|
$29.01
RUB2,626.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.93
|
$4.18
RUB378.43
|
|
pay 91.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP883.14
|
$58.04
RUB5,254.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,633.13
|
$36.63
RUB3,316.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,493.56
|
$78.11
RUB7,071.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,505.80
|
$78.83
RUB7,136.77
|
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