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
€14.50
|
$4.62
E£82.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.87
€10.41
|
$4.48
E£80.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
€2.57
|
$0.39
E£6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.34
|
$0.22
E£3.88
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.20
|
$0.60
E£10.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
€6.71
|
$1.91
E£34.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
€4.59
|
$3.13
E£55.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.10
|
$1.43
E£25.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
€4.62
|
$1.92
E£34.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.04
|
$0.59
E£10.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.72
|
$0.33
E£5.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.15
|
$0.26
E£4.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.25
|
$0.27
E£4.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$0.22
E£3.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.18
E£3.27
|
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pay 61.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.52
|
$1.28
E£22.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.82
€32.29
|
$11.20
E£200.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,510.69
€22,370.35
|
$22,049.47
E£394,664.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.00
€21.04
|
$2.66
E£47.54
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.59
€43.49
|
$16.38
E£293.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,573.92
€1,380.17
|
$156.64
E£2,803.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,417.18
€1,242.72
|
$104.41
E£1,868.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€128.02
|
$23.57
E£421.79
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$894.55
€784.44
|
$75.75
E£1,355.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.85
€9,350.26
|
$2,699.99
E£48,327.32
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.77
€4.18
|
$1.93
E£34.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
€2.86
|
$1.63
E£29.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.68
€4.98
|
$2.35
E£42.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.27
€57.24
|
$24.64
E£441.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.03
|
$4.04
E£72.26
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.06
€72.84
|
$27.73
E£496.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.88
€39.36
|
$40.76
E£729.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.23
€79.12
|
$94.23
E£1,686.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.54
€117.10
|
$48.17
E£862.19
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