Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 80.1% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.22
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 78.7% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.57
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.07
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.79
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.02
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.21
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 73.5% less for transportation
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.03
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.42
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,307.06
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.41
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 88.2% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$81.89
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,182.98
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,751.47
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.39
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,598.54
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,133.26
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 78.8% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.11
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.28
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.35
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.38
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.70
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.10
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.37
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.62
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.06
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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