Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 53.6% cheaper than Suwon.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Suwon, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
₩7,581
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
₩1,895
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
₩876
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 70.0% less for groceries
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
₩3,032
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
₩7,571
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.31
₩14,138
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
₩3,435
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
₩4,294
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
₩2,978
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
₩1,635
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
₩2,381
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
₩2,674
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,369
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
₩932
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₩6,340
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.39
₩58,120
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
₩11,604
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.56
₩35,040
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.32
₩606,470
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.88
₩404,313
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.78
₩175,202
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$147.44
₩202,157
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,539.43
₩36,388,208
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
₩4,043
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
₩4,717
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
₩63,006
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.58
₩13,140
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Suwon
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
₩61,995
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.96
₩42,453
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.88
₩98,551
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.42
₩37,601
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
|
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