Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 6.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP185.65
|
$19.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP197.78
|
$11.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.19
|
$2.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.33
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.53
|
$3.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.56
|
$5.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP155.67
|
$3.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.70
|
$3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.03
|
$4.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.70
|
$2.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.31
|
$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
$2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.09
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.10
|
$3.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP328.77
|
$49.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,339,578.87
|
$31,719.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.29
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP381.18
|
$63.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,338.66
|
$1,418.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,043.47
|
$1,353.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP630.98
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,408.11
|
$1,435.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,857.41
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.33
|
$4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.24
|
$5.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.40
|
$7.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP915.31
|
$33.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.93
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
South Carolina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP883.14
|
$43.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,633.13
|
$42.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,493.56
|
$84.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,505.80
|
$113.36
|
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