Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 28.2% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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