Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.2% cheaper than Majuro.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 83.3% less for restaurants
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 78.9% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.13
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.75
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 90.6% less for housing
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.67
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.67
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$850.00
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$407.84
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,250.00
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.67
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Majuro
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.00
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.50
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.50
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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