Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 37.0% more expensive than Varanasi.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Varanasi, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.58
₹298.32
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₹28.93
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
₹10.68
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
₹32.93
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
₹155.36
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.92
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.81
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.17
₹97.75
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
₹64.87
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.04
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.00
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹14.71
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
₹10.96
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
₹9.62
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.33
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.78
₹897.96
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,197,281.31
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.17
₹97.78
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.69
₹473.92
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$95.82
₹7,981.88
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.64
₹7,383.81
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.99
₹915.57
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 82.1% more for childcare
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.87
₹5,570.68
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$958.20
₹79,818.75
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹149.66
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
₹128.04
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.78
₹1,064.25
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
₹249.43
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Varanasi
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.96
₹1,995.47
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.79
₹2,231.30
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.92
₹3,492.07
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.94
₹2,494.34
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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