Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 40.0% cheaper than Monrovia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 82.6% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 79.3% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.88
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,610.32
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,629.58
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.08
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.32
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.95
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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