Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha instead of Egypt, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Egypt
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Egypt
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Egypt
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Egypt
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Egypt
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Egypt
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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