Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 49.0% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB844.44
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB738.88
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB96.62
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.17
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB128.92
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB540.20
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB673.56
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB305.20
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB730.77
|
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB349.40
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB57.82
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB129.78
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB45.65
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB33.79
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB90.12
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB550.62
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,185.00
|
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,021,750.00
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB459.61
|
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,066.47
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB73,634.08
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,121.36
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,793.33
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,864.07
|
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,204,125.00
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB118.50
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB131.04
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB474.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,571.57
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB592.50
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,753.17
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,794.49
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB10,954.67
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,652.50
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
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