Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 75.3% cheaper than Mannheim.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mannheim, you would:
pay 83.0% less for restaurants
Mannheim
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Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 71.4% less for groceries
Mannheim
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Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
€1.70
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
€6.78
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
€2.53
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 78.3% less for transportation
Mannheim
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.51
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.45
€77.42
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,035.97
€26,010.37
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Mannheim
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€35.70
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.12
€698.71
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.29
€496.62
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.32
€197.91
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Mannheim
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.59
€450.51
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,169.91
€9,435.13
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mannheim
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.92
€7.34
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.87
€35.13
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Mannheim
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.05
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.15
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.79
€98.15
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.19
€119.85
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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