Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 47.5% cheaper than Subang Jaya.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Subang Jaya, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
MYR14.53
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
MYR3.50
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MYR1.89
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
MYR3.78
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
MYR22.04
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
MYR6.67
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
MYR7.78
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.25
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
MYR5.04
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MYR1.50
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR8.37
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.71
MYR107.63
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,440.61
MYR96,868.04
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MYR24.76
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.00
MYR123.24
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.52
MYR2,044.99
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.54
MYR1,291.57
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.47
MYR172.84
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 69.3% less for childcare
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.98
MYR753.42
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,889.24
MYR32,648.12
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MYR12.90
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.95
MYR18.73
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
MYR156.07
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Subang Jaya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.42
MYR215.26
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.89
MYR75.31
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.46
MYR295.99
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.78
MYR269.08
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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