Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Germany, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 72.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 77.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Germany
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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