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Egypt vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 51.3% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 64.2% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 53.3% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Japan	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 ¥925	$3.96 EGP200.93	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.94 ¥710	$4.84 EGP245.56	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ¥139	$0.31 EGP15.50	-68.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ¥105	$0.12 EGP6.25	-83.2%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 64.2% less for groceries

	Japan	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 ¥219	$0.76 EGP38.43	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 ¥822	$1.76 EGP89.58	-69.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 ¥784	$3.30 EGP167.43	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 ¥290	$1.54 EGP78.30	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 ¥392	$1.97 EGP99.97	-27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 ¥312	$0.62 EGP31.26	-71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 ¥147	$0.21 EGP10.88	-79.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ¥236	$0.15 EGP7.46	-91.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 ¥293	$0.18 EGP9.05	-91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥182	$0.21 EGP10.49	-83.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 ¥156	$0.23 EGP11.47	-79.1%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 53.3% less for transportation

	Japan	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ¥607	$0.98 EGP49.73	-76.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.82 ¥8,307	$12.01 EGP609.64	-79.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,042.19 ¥3,166,911	$29,154.15 EGP1,479,910.41	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.42 ¥3,653	$2.65 EGP134.73	-89.6%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	Japan	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.09 ¥4,467	$7.63 EGP387.11	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$500.38 ¥71,892	$206.11 EGP10,462.30	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.42 ¥46,754	$111.12 EGP5,640.63	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.04 ¥16,241	$11.85 EGP601.64	-89.5%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Japan	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$288.10 ¥41,393	$66.57 EGP3,379.00	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,095.30 ¥1,594,117	$1,472.73 EGP74,757.98	-86.7%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ¥389	$1.79 EGP91.02	-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.78 ¥399	$1.38 EGP69.89	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 ¥572	$1.85 EGP93.92	-53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.72 ¥8,292	$21.86 EGP1,109.89	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.97 ¥1,720	$2.68 EGP135.96	-77.6%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Japan	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.54 ¥5,825	$23.44 EGP1,190.00	-42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.82 ¥3,853	$48.49 EGP2,461.49	+80.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$54.08 ¥7,770	$97.17 EGP4,932.64	+79.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.66 ¥11,733	$36.98 EGP1,877.35	-54.7%
Average			+15.9%

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