Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.8% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.54
€16.24
|
$4.62
E£87.30
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.87
€11.65
|
$4.48
E£84.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.87
|
$0.39
E£7.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.61
|
$0.22
E£4.09
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.47
|
$0.60
E£11.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€7.51
|
$1.91
E£36.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
€5.14
|
$3.13
E£59.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.47
|
$1.43
E£26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
€5.17
|
$1.92
E£36.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.16
|
$0.59
E£11.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.33
E£6.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.29
|
$0.26
E£4.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.40
|
$0.27
E£5.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.89
|
$0.22
E£4.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.95
|
$0.18
E£3.45
|
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pay 61.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€5.06
|
$1.28
E£24.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€36.14
|
$11.20
E£211.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,510.69
€25,043.00
|
$22,049.47
E£416,309.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.00
€23.56
|
$2.66
E£50.15
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.59
€48.68
|
$16.38
E£309.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.92
€1,545.07
|
$156.64
E£2,957.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.18
€1,391.20
|
$104.41
E£1,971.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€143.32
|
$23.57
E£444.92
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$894.55
€878.15
|
$75.75
E£1,430.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.85
€10,467.37
|
$2,699.99
E£50,977.76
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
€4.68
|
$1.93
E£36.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$1.63
E£30.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€5.58
|
$2.35
E£44.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.27
€64.08
|
$24.64
E£465.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.35
|
$4.04
E£76.22
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.06
€81.54
|
$27.73
E£523.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.88
€44.06
|
$40.76
E£769.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.23
€88.57
|
$94.23
E£1,779.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.54
€131.09
|
$48.17
E£909.48
|
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