Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.3% cheaper than Jeddah (Jiddah).
If you lived in Egypt instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.99
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
SAR4.13
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.50
SAR24.37
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
SAR10.61
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
SAR12.43
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
SAR3.83
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.67
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.06
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
SAR1.85
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
SAR8.90
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR139.98
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,996.93
SAR89,989.66
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.33
SAR49.99
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.02
SAR277.57
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.40
SAR1,947.78
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.84
SAR1,458.17
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.77
SAR280.38
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$324.72
SAR1,217.72
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,490.90
SAR24,341.20
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.67
SAR25.00
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.39
SAR338.98
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Jeddah (Jiddah)
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.54
SAR197.02
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.66
SAR216.23
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.27
SAR372.25
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
SAR329.59
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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