Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Spain instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
$12.53
€10.98
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
$2.08
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$1.35
€1.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
$1.17
€1.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
$3.61
€3.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
$0.77
€0.68
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
$0.64
€0.57
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$5.79
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
$43.53
€38.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$23,526.93
€20,630.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
$14.51
€12.73
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$48.85
€42.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$692.65
€607.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$556.48
€487.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$109.10
€95.67
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$371.01
€325.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$8,783.08
€7,701.89
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
$2.70
€2.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$1.90
€1.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$45.86
€40.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$9.20
€8.07
|
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pay 32.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$79.55
€69.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
$36.13
€31.69
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$81.59
€71.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$100.08
€87.76
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