Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 46.2% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.2% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 58.0% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 82.0% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 57.4% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.1% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 41.7% less in Egypt
Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB809.40
|
$3.96
EGP196.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB841.14
|
$4.84
EGP240.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.90
|
$0.31
EGP15.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.74
|
$0.12
EGP6.12
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB162.09
|
$0.76
EGP37.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB654.73
|
$1.76
EGP87.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB820.01
|
$3.30
EGP163.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB357.37
|
$1.54
EGP76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB761.67
|
$1.97
EGP97.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB445.35
|
$0.62
EGP30.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.31
|
$0.21
EGP10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB145.46
|
$0.15
EGP7.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.14
|
$0.18
EGP8.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.99
|
$0.21
EGP10.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.13
|
$0.23
EGP11.24
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB658.28
|
$0.98
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,349.00
|
$12.01
EGP597.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,372,500.00
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,449,319.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB494.41
|
$2.65
EGP131.94
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,090.38
|
$7.63
EGP379.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,023.99
|
$206.11
EGP10,246.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,027.93
|
$111.12
EGP5,524.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,840.68
|
$11.85
EGP589.20
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,990.74
|
$66.57
EGP3,309.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,924,358.33
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,212.69
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.90
|
$1.79
EGP89.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB155.10
|
$1.38
EGP68.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB539.60
|
$1.85
EGP91.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,221.27
|
$21.86
EGP1,086.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB903.83
|
$2.68
EGP133.15
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,520.17
|
$23.44
EGP1,165.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,139.98
|
$48.49
EGP2,410.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,682.89
|
$97.17
EGP4,830.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,096.50
|
$36.98
EGP1,838.54
|
|
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