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Egypt

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Wellington vs. Sharm El Sheikh Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 4.9 times more expensive than Sharm El Sheikh.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 5.3 times more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2 times more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Wellington are more expensive than in Sharm El Sheikh. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Sharm El Sheikh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Sharm El Sheikh, you would:

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 EGP430.25	$14.42 NZ$24.89	+73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.71 EGP295.80	$9.23 NZ$15.93	+61.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 EGP17.75	$2.46 NZ$4.24	+617.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 EGP25.10	$1.98 NZ$3.41	+307.9%
Average			+265.1%

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.3 times more for groceries

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.98 NZ$3.41
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.02 NZ$6.94
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.54 EGP183.23	$6.79 NZ$11.72	+91.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 EGP72.28	$6.77 NZ$11.69	+385.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 EGP97.58	$4.77 NZ$8.24	+153.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 EGP39.03	$1.36 NZ$2.35	+80.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.20	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+329.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.20	$1.33 NZ$2.30	+464.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 EGP7.32	$2.32 NZ$4.00	+1538.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.90 NZ$1.55
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.68 NZ$1.17
Average			+434.9%

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.34 EGP69.22	$6.14 NZ$10.60	+359.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$189.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$31,154.21 NZ$53,765.16
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.55 NZ$25.12
Average			+359.2%

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Wellington - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.20 EGP1,511.44	$48.75 NZ$84.13	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.94 EGP19,824.83	$1,240.57 NZ$2,140.95	+224.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.24 EGP15,077.25	$1,099.37 NZ$1,897.27	+277.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$109.37 NZ$188.74
Average			+189.5%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$116.78 EGP6,045.74	$768.47 NZ$1,326.21	+558.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,211.68 NZ$21,074.62
Average			+558.0%

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pay 6.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 EGP161.34	$6.63 NZ$11.45	+112.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.87 EGP96.81	$3.54 NZ$6.11	+89.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 EGP91.43	$25.67 NZ$44.31	+1353.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.12 NZ$58.89
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$11.54 NZ$19.91
Average			+518.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Sharm El Sheikh	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$69.31 NZ$119.61
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.64 NZ$80.48
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$113.30 NZ$195.53
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$146.23 NZ$252.36

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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