Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Egypt
  5. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
EGP

Egypt is 56.1% cheaper than Pennsylvania.

If you lived in Egypt instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
local_dining

pay 68.1% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.17 $4.00
E£71.63
-71.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.53 $4.57
E£81.79
-39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97 $0.43
E£7.78
-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.51 $0.25
E£4.50
-83.3%
Average -68.1%
Pennsylvania vs. Egypt - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 65.6% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.58 $0.59
E£10.51
-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.53 $1.65
E£29.46
-70.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.79 $3.43
E£61.37
-9.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.16 $1.27
E£22.79
-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.00 $1.92
E£34.33
-52.1%
Apples (1 lb) $2.20 $0.67
E£11.93
-69.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.67 $0.36
E£6.50
-45.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $2.45 $0.22
E£3.97
-90.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.08 $0.20
E£3.58
-90.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.53 $0.21
E£3.75
-86.3%
Onions (1 lb) $1.64 $0.19
E£3.35
-88.6%
Average -65.6%
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drive_eta

pay 46.1% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.63 $1.72
E£30.80
-34.7%
Monthly public transit pass $77.17 $8.84
E£158.27
-88.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,567.68 $28,277.42
E£506,139.03
+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $17.46 $2.36
E£42.28
-86.5%
Average -46.1%
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home

pay 82.5% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $71.65 $20.51
E£367.15
-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,037.78 $156.97
E£2,809.63
-84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $859.99 $93.96
E£1,681.81
-89.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $148.69 $23.10
E£413.49
-84.5%
Average -82.5%
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child_care

pay 85.6% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $892.95 $75.91
E£1,358.75
-91.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,013.17 $2,636.21
E£47,185.68
-79.7%
Average -85.6%
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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.81 $2.10
E£37.61
-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.96 $1.55
E£27.68
-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.00 $2.55
E£45.57
-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $32.70 $21.69
E£388.24
-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.51 $4.27
E£76.42
-62.9%
Average -54.1%
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store

pay 9.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $42.46 $41.23
E£738.01
-2.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.80 $51.09
E£914.52
+42.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.71 $103.39
E£1,850.65
+33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $94.98 $62.18
E£1,113.02
-34.5%
Average +9.6%
Pennsylvania vs. Egypt - Cost of clothing
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