Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 68.1% cheaper than Oregon.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.8% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 69.3% less in Egypt
- Transportation
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pay 60.3% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 89.2% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 92.4% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 72.0% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Egypt
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Oregon, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.54
|
$3.96
EGP200.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.74
|
$4.84
EGP244.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.31
EGP15.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
|
$0.76
EGP38.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
|
$1.76
EGP89.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
|
$3.30
EGP166.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
|
$1.54
EGP78.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.28
|
$1.97
EGP99.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$0.62
EGP31.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.21
EGP10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.18
EGP9.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.21
EGP10.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
|
$0.23
EGP11.44
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
|
$0.98
EGP49.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.50
|
$12.01
EGP607.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,115.08
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,475,105.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.25
|
$2.65
EGP134.29
|
|
pay 89.2% less for housing
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.77
|
$7.63
EGP385.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,520.31
|
$206.11
EGP10,428.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,322.46
|
$111.12
EGP5,622.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.01
|
$11.85
EGP599.69
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,149.13
|
$66.57
EGP3,368.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,633.31
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,515.25
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.27
|
$1.79
EGP90.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.84
|
$1.38
EGP69.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.24
|
$1.85
EGP93.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.93
|
$21.86
EGP1,106.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
|
$2.68
EGP135.51
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Oregon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.79
|
$23.44
EGP1,186.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.88
|
$48.49
EGP2,453.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.24
|
$97.17
EGP4,916.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.60
|
$36.98
EGP1,871.25
|
|
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