Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 25.7% cheaper than Kenya.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 60.2% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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