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Egypt vs. Greenland Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 77.6% cheaper than Greenland overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.3% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 84.5% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 66.0% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 89.2% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 54.1% less in Egypt

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Greenland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Greenland, you would:

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pay 84.3% less for restaurants

	Greenland	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.67 DKK151.82	$4.04 EGP192.23	-82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.56 DKK112.67	$5.01 EGP238.25	-71.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 DKK18.82	$0.36 EGP17.23	-87.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.32 DKK21.27	$0.16 EGP7.48	-95.3%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 84.5% less for groceries

	Greenland	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$4.65 DKK29.84	$0.56 EGP26.47	-88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.04 DKK115.72	$1.51 EGP71.86	-91.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.37 DKK72.95	$3.31 EGP157.31	-70.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.83 DKK30.99	$1.43 EGP68.19	-70.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$14.86 DKK95.34	$2.05 EGP97.46	-86.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.83	$0.65 EGP30.82	-72.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.31 DKK14.83	$0.29 EGP13.63	-87.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.13 DKK13.68	$0.21 EGP10.12	-90.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 DKK12.55	$0.16 EGP7.43	-92.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 DKK10.84	$0.18 EGP8.52	-89.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.04 DKK13.12	$0.17 EGP8.05	-91.7%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 66.0% less for transportation

	Greenland	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 DKK22.44	$1.30 EGP61.83	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.52 DKK587.08	$7.45 EGP354.57	-91.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,689.66 DKK261,020.09	$33,747.60 EGP1,605,373.24	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$40.79 DKK261.68	$3.10 EGP147.62	-92.4%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 89.2% less for housing

	Greenland	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$172.50 DKK1,106.59	$12.49 EGP594.23	-92.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$850.41 DKK5,455.29	$157.03 EGP7,470.14	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$792.45 DKK5,083.47	$85.28 EGP4,056.58	-89.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.89 DKK1,230.94	$13.26 EGP630.71	-93.1%
Average			-89.2%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Greenland	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$611.69 DKK3,923.95	$71.39 EGP3,396.25	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,954.91 DKK70,274.64	$1,608.71 EGP76,526.26	-85.3%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Greenland	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.76 DKK75.44	$1.67 EGP79.63	-85.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.46 DKK41.43	$1.40 EGP66.83	-78.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.39 DKK66.68	$1.99 EGP94.72	-80.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.59 DKK369.44	$21.74 EGP1,034.20	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.87 DKK121.02	$3.25 EGP154.46	-82.8%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 54.1% less for clothing

	Greenland	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$173.87 DKK1,115.36	$24.55 EGP1,167.65	-85.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.77 DKK351.37	$44.67 EGP2,124.81	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$169.02 DKK1,084.24	$115.64 EGP5,501.09	-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$234.75 DKK1,505.89	$46.41 EGP2,207.52	-80.2%
Average			-54.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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