Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Japan, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,060
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥791
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥163
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥128
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Japan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥226
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥892
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥827
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥320
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥416
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥310
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥178
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥290
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥179
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥145
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 56.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥672
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,755
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,449,797
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,932
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Japan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,384
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥77,315
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥51,760
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥17,218
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥38,713
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,738,729
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥419
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥441
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥622
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,934
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,862
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Japan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,220
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,177
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,526
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,754
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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