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
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Luxembourg
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Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€16.96
|
$2.69
E£83.11
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.76
|
$3.27
E£101.03
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.25
E£7.70
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.44
|
$0.14
E£4.34
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pay 79.4% less for groceries
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Luxembourg
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
$0.40
E£12.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.83
|
$1.23
E£37.93
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$2.42
E£74.65
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
$1.12
E£34.59
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.44
|
$1.58
E£48.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.40
E£12.47
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.36
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$0.13
E£3.89
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.10
E£3.10
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pay 71.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$1.02
E£31.46
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.72
|
$7.97
E£246.33
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,065.70
|
$15,876.53
E£490,584.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.34
|
$1.85
E£57.01
|
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pay 89.8% less for housing
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Luxembourg
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.33
|
$10.98
E£339.37
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,562.11
|
$109.16
E£3,373.18
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,390.44
|
$71.02
E£2,194.42
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€153.27
|
$16.81
E£519.53
|
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pay 89.8% less for childcare
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Luxembourg
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€795.00
|
$58.30
E£1,801.54
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,304.45
|
$1,699.22
E£52,505.76
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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
€4.62
|
$1.45
E£44.71
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.05
|
$1.03
E£31.82
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.05
|
$1.57
E£48.50
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€54.48
|
$15.18
E£469.04
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.40
|
$3.13
E£96.64
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pay 55.9% less for clothing
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Luxembourg
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€71.78
|
$17.23
E£532.27
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€39.79
|
$28.02
E£865.91
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€90.15
|
$63.69
E£1,967.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€106.36
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$28.91
E£893.43
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