Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.6% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Egypt instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.72
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.68
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.68
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.22
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.04
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.14
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.66
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.03
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.26
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.26
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.49
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.88
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,727.08
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.90
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.97
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC5,002.99
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,439.56
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.81
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,450.09
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,149.01
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC22.00
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC284.00
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.78
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 47.4% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.61
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC480.29
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC869.27
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC914.30
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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