Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 48.8% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.23
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.02
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.63
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.55
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.22
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.96
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.70
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.94
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.61
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.31
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.53
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM690.52
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.33
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.75
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.41
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.27
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM268.21
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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