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
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United Kingdom
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$2.69
E£83.03
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$3.27
E£100.94
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.14
E£4.34
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pay 68.6% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$1.23
E£37.89
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.76
|
$2.42
E£74.58
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
$1.12
E£34.56
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.54
|
$1.58
E£48.88
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.13
E£3.89
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.10
E£3.10
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pay 75.9% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$1.02
E£31.43
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.60
|
$7.97
E£246.11
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
$15,876.53
E£490,147.59
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.09
|
$1.85
E£56.96
|
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pay 85.7% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
$10.98
E£339.07
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
$109.16
E£3,370.17
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.61
|
$71.02
E£2,192.47
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
$16.81
E£519.07
|
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pay 92.4% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
$58.30
E£1,799.94
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
$1,699.22
E£52,458.97
|
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pay 73.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.98
|
$1.45
E£44.67
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.03
E£31.80
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
$1.57
E£48.46
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.55
|
$15.18
E£468.62
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.62
|
$3.13
E£96.56
|
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pay 46.8% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Egypt
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
$17.23
E£531.79
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
$28.02
E£865.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
$63.69
E£1,966.24
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.92
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$28.91
E£892.63
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