Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Egypt instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 68.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
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pay 75.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 85.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 73.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
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pay 46.8% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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