Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 4.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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