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Egypt vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 74.3% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.5% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 73.2% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 72.0% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 87.6% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 74.8% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.2% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.5% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,363	$3.96 EGP195.91	-79.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,064	$4.84 EGP239.43	-71.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK342	$0.31 EGP15.12	-89.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK246	$0.12 EGP6.09	-93.9%
Average			-83.5%

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pay 73.2% less for groceries

	Iceland	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK360	$0.76 EGP37.47	-74.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK885	$1.76 EGP87.35	-75.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK732	$3.30 EGP163.25	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK660	$1.54 EGP76.34	-71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,036	$1.97 EGP97.48	-76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK149	$0.62 EGP30.48	-49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK125	$0.21 EGP10.61	-79.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK143	$0.15 EGP7.27	-87.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK228	$0.18 EGP8.83	-90.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK150	$0.21 EGP10.23	-83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK96	$0.23 EGP11.19	-71.2%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 72.0% less for transportation

	Iceland	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,019	$0.98 EGP48.49	-88.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK8,683	$12.01 EGP594.42	-83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK4,952,875	$29,154.15 EGP1,442,961.37	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,684	$2.65 EGP131.36	-88.0%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 87.6% less for housing

	Iceland	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK8,792	$7.63 EGP377.44	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK223,891	$206.11 EGP10,201.09	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK182,443	$111.12 EGP5,499.80	-92.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,067	$11.85 EGP586.62	-79.6%
Average			-87.6%

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

	Iceland	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK31,447	$66.57 EGP3,294.64	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK730,128	$1,472.73 EGP72,891.50	-75.4%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,119	$1.79 EGP88.75	-80.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK566	$1.38 EGP68.14	-70.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,432	$1.85 EGP91.58	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK7,486	$21.86 EGP1,082.18	-64.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,748	$2.68 EGP132.56	-81.3%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Iceland	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK13,549	$23.44 EGP1,160.29	-78.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,271	$48.49 EGP2,400.03	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK18,028	$97.17 EGP4,809.49	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK22,473	$36.98 EGP1,830.48	-80.0%
Average			-53.0%

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