Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 25.3% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.69
$597.73
|
$3.67
E£65.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
$759.97
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$103.69
|
$0.38
E£6.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
$77.06
|
$0.23
E£4.18
|
|
pay 63.5% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
$278.94
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
$652.29
|
$1.58
E£28.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.07
$1,282.77
|
$3.45
E£61.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
$319.54
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
$254.83
|
$2.02
E£36.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
$269.19
|
$0.69
E£12.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
$110.19
|
$0.37
E£6.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
$152.35
|
$0.24
E£4.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
$96.21
|
$0.20
E£3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
$111.40
|
$0.19
E£3.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
$136.54
|
$0.17
E£3.09
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
$505.33
|
$1.77
E£31.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.53
$4,269.48
|
$8.99
E£161.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,530.85
$4,269,483.48
|
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.48
$3,116.72
|
$2.46
E£44.03
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.28
$4,365.12
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.47
$75,311.50
|
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$295.08
$37,572.95
|
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.66
$8,996.61
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
|
pay 37.3% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.27
$27,538.17
|
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,099.81
$140,039.06
|
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
$247.63
|
$1.98
E£35.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
$347.66
|
$1.55
E£27.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
$1,024.68
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.37
$5,521.87
|
$21.01
E£376.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.06
$1,280.85
|
$4.19
E£74.94
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.15
$3,965.88
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.61
$2,751.44
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.84
$7,364.86
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
$12,076.54
|
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
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