Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 83.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 89.0% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.67
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.80
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.57
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.23
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 83.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.57
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.05
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.97
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.02
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.23
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.25
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.29
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 71.1% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.75
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.83
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,622.73
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.12
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 94.7% less for housing
Monaco
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.71
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,457.43
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,112.24
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€212.52
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 94.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Egypt
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,299.64
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€18,044.89
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 84.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.15
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€567.13
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 66.9% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.62
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.61
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€140.36
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€451.64
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
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