Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.2% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Poland, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł29.06
|
$2.69
E£83.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł25.12
|
$3.27
E£100.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.48
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.85
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.96
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł14.11
|
$1.23
E£37.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.89
|
$2.42
E£74.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.50
|
$1.12
E£34.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł9.28
|
$1.58
E£48.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.61
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.31
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.65
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.85
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.24
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.57
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł24.00
|
$1.02
E£31.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł100.98
|
$7.97
E£246.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł83,570.42
|
$15,876.53
E£490,329.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł26.67
|
$1.85
E£56.98
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł54.65
|
$10.98
E£339.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł2,027.46
|
$109.16
E£3,371.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,718.30
|
$71.02
E£2,193.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł627.43
|
$16.81
E£519.26
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł965.08
|
$58.30
E£1,800.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,869.18
|
$1,699.22
E£52,478.45
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.87
|
$1.45
E£44.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł10.34
|
$1.03
E£31.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł17.44
|
$1.57
E£48.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł115.94
|
$15.18
E£468.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł23.77
|
$3.13
E£96.59
|
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pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł273.05
|
$17.23
E£531.99
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł128.10
|
$28.02
E£865.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł280.33
|
$63.69
E£1,966.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł317.75
|
$28.91
E£892.97
|
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