Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.4% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5000
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF600.4400
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6400
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7000
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0400
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9100
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF235.4000
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8600
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5600
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7000
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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