Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 79.5% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Egypt instead of London, you would:
pay 83.1% less for restaurants
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London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.63
|
$2.69
E£83.11
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.17
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.81
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.38
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
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pay 73.7% less for groceries
|
London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.21
|
$1.23
E£37.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.57
|
$2.42
E£74.65
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.78
|
$1.12
E£34.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£2.99
|
$1.58
E£48.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.94
|
$0.40
E£12.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.92
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.16
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
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pay 81.1% less for transportation
|
London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.50
|
$1.02
E£31.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£156.50
|
$7.97
E£246.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,452.73
|
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£17.98
|
$1.85
E£57.01
|
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pay 88.9% less for housing
|
London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.54
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,028.17
|
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,398.58
|
$71.02
E£2,194.42
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£225.40
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
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pay 94.5% less for childcare
|
London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,532.26
|
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,643.42
|
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
|
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pay 79.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.87
|
$1.45
E£44.71
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.35
|
$1.03
E£31.82
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.72
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£44.67
|
$15.18
E£469.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.74
|
$3.13
E£96.64
|
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pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
London
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.00
|
$17.23
E£532.27
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£33.63
|
$28.02
E£865.91
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£72.52
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£94.65
|
$28.91
E£893.43
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