Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 83.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,363
|
$3.96
EGP195.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,064
|
$4.84
EGP239.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK342
|
$0.31
EGP15.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK246
|
$0.12
EGP6.09
|
|
pay 73.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK360
|
$0.76
EGP37.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK885
|
$1.76
EGP87.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK732
|
$3.30
EGP163.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK660
|
$1.54
EGP76.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,036
|
$1.97
EGP97.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK149
|
$0.62
EGP30.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK125
|
$0.21
EGP10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK143
|
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK228
|
$0.18
EGP8.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK150
|
$0.21
EGP10.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK96
|
$0.23
EGP11.19
|
|
pay 72.0% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,019
|
$0.98
EGP48.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK8,683
|
$12.01
EGP594.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK4,952,875
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,442,961.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK2,684
|
$2.65
EGP131.36
|
|
pay 87.6% less for housing
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK8,792
|
$7.63
EGP377.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK223,891
|
$206.11
EGP10,201.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK182,443
|
$111.12
EGP5,499.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,067
|
$11.85
EGP586.62
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK31,447
|
$66.57
EGP3,294.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK730,128
|
$1,472.73
EGP72,891.50
|
|
pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,119
|
$1.79
EGP88.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK566
|
$1.38
EGP68.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,432
|
$1.85
EGP91.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK7,486
|
$21.86
EGP1,082.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,748
|
$2.68
EGP132.56
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK13,549
|
$23.44
EGP1,160.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK7,271
|
$48.49
EGP2,400.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK18,028
|
$97.17
EGP4,809.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK22,473
|
$36.98
EGP1,830.48
|
|
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