Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.2% cheaper than Suva.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Suva, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.23
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.85
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.43
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.78
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
Suva
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.36
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.45
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.66
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.79
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.37
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.61
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.16
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.00
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
Suva
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.45
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$71.82
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,040.29
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.26
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Suva
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$59.94
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,436.41
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$703.96
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.45
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 71.3% less for childcare
Suva
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$422.72
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,671.90
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.16
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.10
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.42
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.28
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.21
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Suva
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.22
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.46
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$113.68
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.50
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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