Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 22.7% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.42
|
$3.96
EGP197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.05
|
$4.84
EGP241.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.04
|
$0.31
EGP15.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.23
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.40
|
$0.76
EGP37.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.78
|
$1.76
EGP88.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.25
|
$3.30
EGP164.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.30
|
$1.54
EGP77.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.57
|
$1.97
EGP98.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.01
|
$0.62
EGP30.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.38
|
$0.21
EGP10.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.14
|
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.99
|
$0.18
EGP8.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.37
|
$0.21
EGP10.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.78
|
$0.23
EGP11.29
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.80
|
$0.98
EGP48.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.62
|
$12.01
EGP599.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,077,389.11
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,456,039.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.55
|
$2.65
EGP132.56
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.46
|
$7.63
EGP380.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,334.63
|
$206.11
EGP10,293.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,775.59
|
$111.12
EGP5,549.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,354.33
|
$11.85
EGP591.93
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,269.13
|
$66.57
EGP3,324.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,881.00
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,552.15
|
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.06
|
$1.79
EGP89.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.60
|
$1.38
EGP68.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.78
|
$1.85
EGP92.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH850.01
|
$21.86
EGP1,091.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.87
|
$2.68
EGP133.76
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,918.74
|
$23.44
EGP1,170.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,309.61
|
$48.49
EGP2,421.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,081.07
|
$97.17
EGP4,853.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,374.91
|
$36.98
EGP1,847.07
|
|
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