Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 84.6% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 90.2% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Egypt
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 85.4% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 82.1% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 89.8% less for housing
Switzerland
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Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 81.8% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Egypt
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
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