Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 58.4% cheaper than Ponta Delgada.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.61
€7.06
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
€3.79
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€25,118.53
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 71.8% less for housing
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,028.84
€954.50
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$676.87
€627.96
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.22
€115.25
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.75
€251.19
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.50
€51.49
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Ponta Delgada
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.83
€78.70
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
€73.68
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.96
€120.57
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
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