Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 70.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Egypt instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.28
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.35
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.55
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.97
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.48
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 69.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.71
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.82
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.43
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 85.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£770.53
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.64
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.18
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.84
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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