Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 59.3% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$140.91
|
$2.69
E£83.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$114.78
|
$3.27
E£100.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$18.11
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.46
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.87
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$62.12
|
$1.23
E£37.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$85.20
|
$2.42
E£74.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$35.55
|
$1.12
E£34.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$52.65
|
$1.58
E£48.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$21.18
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.71
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.46
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.28
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.94
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.26
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
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pay 59.8% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$81.47
|
$1.02
E£31.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$363.13
|
$7.97
E£246.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$327,850.75
|
$15,876.53
E£490,147.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$207.60
|
$1.85
E£56.96
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$533.63
|
$10.98
E£339.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,407.34
|
$109.16
E£3,370.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$5,081.33
|
$71.02
E£2,192.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$814.29
|
$16.81
E£519.07
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,589.78
|
$58.30
E£1,799.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$68,544.50
|
$1,699.22
E£52,458.97
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$36.45
|
$1.45
E£44.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$46.56
|
$1.03
E£31.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$62.80
|
$1.57
E£48.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$605.29
|
$15.18
E£468.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$73.58
|
$3.13
E£96.56
|
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pay 40.6% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$786.19
|
$17.23
E£531.79
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$610.93
|
$28.02
E£865.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,439.41
|
$63.69
E£1,966.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,236.97
|
$28.91
E£892.63
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