Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 25.7% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.54
ETB393.33
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.82
ETB251.46
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ETB35.76
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
ETB22.50
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ETB26.08
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
ETB196.65
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
ETB168.24
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ETB108.55
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
ETB187.74
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ETB75.51
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
ETB19.51
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ETB33.60
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
ETB19.73
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
ETB11.09
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ETB18.82
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.67
ETB139.36
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.75
ETB612.95
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,000.00
ETB2,086,647.36
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.73
ETB246.75
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$315.50
ETB16,458.43
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.85
ETB24,823.18
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.40
ETB11,132.09
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.62
ETB6,240.22
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.96
ETB4,379.70
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,666.67
ETB1,391,098.24
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB39.12
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.68
ETB35.60
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.13
ETB163.48
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
ETB2,647.14
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB208.66
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.15
ETB1,259.81
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.85
ETB2,704.82
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
ETB3,832.85
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.80
ETB3,432.60
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Egypt. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.