Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 74.7% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 73.5% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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