Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 78.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Israel, you would:
pay 86.2% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.48
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.27
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.41
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.20
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
Israel
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.09
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.86
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.93
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.83
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.62
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.08
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.81
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.94
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.04
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 79.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.47
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪214.31
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪144,261.61
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.35
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 82.4% less for housing
Israel
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.47
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,535.35
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,945.91
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪657.98
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,087.31
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,254.54
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 77.0% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.52
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.12
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.90
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪240.21
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.82
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Israel
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.73
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.69
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪413.39
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪469.07
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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