Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 44.7% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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