Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.0% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
CFPF1,997
|
$3.82
EGP179.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.80
CFPF1,298
|
$4.07
EGP191.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
CFPF250
|
$0.33
EGP15.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CFPF132
|
$0.17
EGP8.07
|
|
pay 74.2% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CFPF185
|
$0.75
EGP35.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.49
CFPF714
|
$1.78
EGP83.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF450
|
$3.20
EGP150.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.48
CFPF603
|
$1.47
EGP69.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.82
CFPF860
|
$1.91
EGP90.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CFPF193
|
$0.57
EGP26.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.08
CFPF339
|
$0.21
EGP9.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
CFPF264
|
$0.14
EGP6.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
CFPF322
|
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CFPF177
|
$0.17
EGP7.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
CFPF151
|
$0.29
EGP13.65
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
CFPF635
|
$0.97
EGP45.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.54
CFPF6,439
|
$6.76
EGP318.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,044,764
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,298,385.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.53
CFPF1,488
|
$3.26
EGP153.42
|
|
pay 81.1% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.91
CFPF5,710
|
$7.84
EGP369.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.96
CFPF78,864
|
$212.64
EGP10,020.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.28
CFPF69,880
|
$144.87
EGP6,826.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.09
CFPF17,940
|
$12.98
EGP611.58
|
|
pay 90.5% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$738.14
CFPF81,194
|
$70.10
EGP3,303.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,485.76
EGP117,140.94
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.08
CFPF998
|
$1.76
EGP82.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
CFPF519
|
$1.32
EGP62.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.15
CFPF1,997
|
$1.76
EGP82.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.32
CFPF5,865
|
$18.83
EGP887.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CFPF1,298
|
$2.80
EGP131.75
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.83
CFPF10,981
|
$18.16
EGP855.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
CFPF7,321
|
$33.59
EGP1,582.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
CFPF10,232
|
$92.42
EGP4,355.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.20
CFPF22,461
|
$30.97
EGP1,459.50
|
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