Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.7% cheaper than Marseille.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Marseille, you would:
pay 82.1% less for restaurants
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.39
€14.29
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 76.1% less for groceries
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
€1.51
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.70
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
€4.31
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 75.2% less for transportation
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.31
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.97
€51.05
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,477.00
€23,659.21
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.25
€17.88
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 82.4% less for housing
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.50
€32.03
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.23
€733.85
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$612.03
€568.36
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.17
€118.10
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$630.35
€585.38
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,711.80
€9,018.87
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.05
€5.62
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.22
€29.00
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 49.1% less for clothing
Marseille
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.97
€90.05
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
€24.48
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.90
€96.48
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$158.32
€147.02
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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