Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 39.4% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,201
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,868
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,138
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,930
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,082
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,423
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,265
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,756
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,224
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,141
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,034
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,097
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,685
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,103
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,053
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,055
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,870,502
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,924
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,713
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,053
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar644,773
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar154,989
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,035
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,538,683
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,180
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,320
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,308
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,411
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,335
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,208
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,339
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,027
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar320,908
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
|
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