Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Egypt
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Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£128.72
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
$7.27
€6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.93
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.72
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.75
|
$5.43
€5.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£115.62
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.79
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.31
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.50
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.60
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.03
|
$1.52
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.70
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.80
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Slovakia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.72
|
$6.62
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£381.55
|
$23.13
€21.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
$20,325.40
€19,001.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£88.31
|
$11.42
€10.67
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
$20.68
€19.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
$525.97
€491.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
$430.57
€402.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
$154.00
€143.97
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
$367.52
€343.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
$7,594.62
€7,100.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.24
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.29
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£726.50
|
$36.25
€33.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£149.69
|
$7.09
€6.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
$56.64
€52.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
$32.72
€30.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
$68.42
€63.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
$87.74
€82.03
|
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