Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 26.3% cheaper than Belarus.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$3.82
EGP179.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$4.07
EGP190.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.33
EGP15.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.17
EGP8.04
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.75
EGP35.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$1.78
EGP83.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.47
EGP69.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.91
EGP89.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.57
EGP26.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.21
EGP9.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.29
EGP13.59
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$0.97
EGP45.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$6.76
EGP317.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,292,464.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$3.26
EGP152.72
|
|
pay 28.0% less for housing
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$7.84
EGP367.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$212.64
EGP9,975.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$144.87
EGP6,795.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$12.98
EGP608.79
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$70.10
EGP3,288.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$2,485.76
EGP116,606.77
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.76
EGP82.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.32
EGP61.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.76
EGP82.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$18.83
EGP883.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$2.80
EGP131.15
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$18.16
EGP852.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$33.59
EGP1,575.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$92.42
EGP4,335.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$30.97
EGP1,452.84
|
|
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