Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 27.8% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Egypt instead of India, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.47
₹195.51
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.97
₹314.13
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
₹33.20
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹14.87
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹36.22
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₹206.96
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
₹199.55
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹74.36
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
₹113.47
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹69.87
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹22.22
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
₹35.83
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹17.48
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹12.58
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹15.66
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
₹394.96
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
₹676.52
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,555.07
₹1,073,863.07
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.58
₹204.71
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.23
₹731.39
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.92
₹10,847.48
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.95
₹7,205.26
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.05
₹2,064.06
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 72.8% more for childcare
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.16
₹4,211.58
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,329.76
₹105,346.71
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
₹149.68
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
₹115.03
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
₹308.43
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.08
₹1,590.90
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.05
₹241.38
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
|
India
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.30
₹2,162.57
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.60
₹2,424.08
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.96
₹3,482.85
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.27
₹2,635.44
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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