Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 75.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Egypt instead of London, you would:
pay 81.9% less for restaurants
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
CA$2.69
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 76.7% less for groceries
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.03
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
CA$7.63
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.15
CA$9.79
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
CA$3.97
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
CA$6.07
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
CA$0.77
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
CA$1.87
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
CA$2.50
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CA$1.13
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CA$1.31
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 70.7% less for transportation
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
CA$6.48
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.06
CA$95.83
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,124.71
CA$30,263.28
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 88.7% less for housing
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.74
CA$81.71
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.88
CA$1,975.01
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.27
CA$1,528.25
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.85
CA$176.24
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$737.49
CA$1,008.78
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,874.87
CA$24,450.15
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
CA$4.78
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.84
CA$14.82
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.34
CA$42.87
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
CA$15.12
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 51.3% less for clothing
London
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.06
CA$101.31
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.62
CA$59.66
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.84
CA$113.32
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.30
CA$130.36
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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