Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 33.5% cheaper than Syria.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Syria, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Egypt
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Syria
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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