Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 78.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 86.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.32
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€12.01
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.65
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.49
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
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pay 79.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.40
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.45
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 71.6% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.70
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.20
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,592.81
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.90
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 89.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.41
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,594.96
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,419.67
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€156.50
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€811.71
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,542.17
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
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pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.71
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.11
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.62
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.66
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.29
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.63
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€92.04
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.60
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
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