Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 82.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.59
|
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
|
pay 68.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
|
pay 57.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,371.93
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.54
|
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
|
pay 88.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.80
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.90
|
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,357.00
|
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.64
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.51
|
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,918.69
|
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.06
|
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.70
|
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.60
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.07
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.44
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.58
|
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
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