Cost of living comparison
France is 5.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in France instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP179.94
|
$15.92
€14.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP191.70
|
$10.79
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.69
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.07
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.40
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP83.89
|
$9.16
€8.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP150.88
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.49
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.17
|
$6.37
€5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.85
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP9.99
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.63
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.97
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.65
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.65
|
$7.43
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP318.66
|
$51.68
€47.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,298,385.61
|
$31,564.23
€29,095.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP153.42
|
$18.46
€17.02
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP369.45
|
$30.98
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,020.74
|
$779.01
€718.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,826.88
|
$611.60
€563.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP611.58
|
$139.72
€128.79
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,303.31
|
$707.64
€652.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,140.94
|
$9,850.44
€9,080.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.71
|
$6.18
€5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.26
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.77
|
$11.75
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP887.16
|
$34.96
€32.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP131.75
|
$11.84
€10.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP855.98
|
$92.28
€85.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,582.91
|
$37.39
€34.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,355.38
|
$93.47
€86.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,459.50
|
$126.59
€116.69
|
|
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