Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.6% cheaper than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.2% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 42.3% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 52.6% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 70.8% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 77.3% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.6% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 16.2% less in Egypt
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Poland, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN35.26
|
$3.96
EGP200.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN29.76
|
$4.84
EGP244.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN6.91
|
$0.31
EGP15.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.69
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.71
|
$0.76
EGP38.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.11
|
$1.76
EGP89.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.23
|
$3.30
EGP166.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.63
|
$1.54
EGP78.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.70
|
$1.97
EGP99.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$0.62
EGP31.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.84
|
$0.21
EGP10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.00
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.32
|
$0.18
EGP9.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.46
|
$0.21
EGP10.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.94
|
$0.23
EGP11.44
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.11
|
$0.98
EGP49.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN112.53
|
$12.01
EGP607.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN119,603.63
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,475,105.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN30.74
|
$2.65
EGP134.29
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN57.21
|
$7.63
EGP385.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,391.04
|
$206.11
EGP10,428.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,899.69
|
$111.12
EGP5,622.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN730.90
|
$11.85
EGP599.69
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,263.28
|
$66.57
EGP3,368.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN23,876.63
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,515.25
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.40
|
$1.79
EGP90.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.09
|
$1.38
EGP69.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.06
|
$1.85
EGP93.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN129.19
|
$21.86
EGP1,106.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN25.69
|
$2.68
EGP135.51
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN300.40
|
$23.44
EGP1,186.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN140.04
|
$48.49
EGP2,453.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN310.98
|
$97.17
EGP4,916.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN346.45
|
$36.98
EGP1,871.25
|
|
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