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Egypt vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 49.5% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 50.2% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 69.5% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Lima	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.08	$3.96 EGP200.37	-24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.26	$4.84 EGP244.87	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.02	$0.31 EGP15.46	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.86	$0.12 EGP6.23	-75.8%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 50.2% less for groceries

	Lima	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.85	$0.76 EGP38.32	-68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.42	$1.76 EGP89.33	-58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.09	$3.30 EGP166.97	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.88	$1.54 EGP78.08	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.21	$1.97 EGP99.69	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.20	$0.62 EGP31.17	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.84	$0.21 EGP10.85	-57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.76	$0.15 EGP7.44	-69.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.91	$0.18 EGP9.03	-65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.95	$0.21 EGP10.46	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.23 EGP11.44	-52.5%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Lima	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.67	$0.98 EGP49.60	-81.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN87.11	$12.01 EGP607.95	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN84,593.16	$29,154.15 EGP1,475,794.69	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.56	$2.65 EGP134.35	-86.8%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 69.5% less for housing

	Lima	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN97.01	$7.63 EGP386.03	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,102.02	$206.11 EGP10,433.21	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,328.25	$111.12 EGP5,624.94	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN160.71	$11.85 EGP599.97	-73.1%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Lima	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN780.36	$66.57 EGP3,369.60	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,552.61	$1,472.73 EGP74,550.08	-81.2%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.74	$1.79 EGP90.76	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.57	$1.38 EGP69.69	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.36	$1.85 EGP93.66	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN111.44	$21.86 EGP1,106.81	-28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.04	$2.68 EGP135.58	-66.3%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Lima	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN156.28	$23.44 EGP1,186.69	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN127.76	$48.49 EGP2,454.64	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN311.18	$97.17 EGP4,918.93	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN344.57	$36.98 EGP1,872.13	-60.8%
Average			-13.3%

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