Cost of living comparison
United States is 4.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in United States instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
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Egypt
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
E£87.30
|
$15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
E£7.30
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
E£4.09
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
$2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
E£36.12
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
E£59.01
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
E£36.33
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
E£11.05
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£6.32
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.26
E£4.85
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
E£5.11
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£4.21
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
E£3.45
|
$1.23
|
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pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
E£24.20
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.20
E£211.54
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
E£50.15
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
E£36.40
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
E£30.85
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
E£465.30
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
E£76.22
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
$36.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.17
E£909.48
|
$98.75
|
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