Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 62.2% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR203.34
|
$3.82
EGP180.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR125.71
|
$4.07
EGP192.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR32.20
|
$0.33
EGP15.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.11
|
$0.17
EGP8.10
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR20.55
|
$0.75
EGP35.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR149.17
|
$1.78
EGP84.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR97.18
|
$3.20
EGP151.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR51.43
|
$1.47
EGP69.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR42.43
|
$1.91
EGP90.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.30
|
$0.57
EGP26.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.87
|
$0.21
EGP10.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.34
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR38.62
|
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.36
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
$0.29
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 59.9% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR83.96
|
$0.97
EGP45.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR284.67
|
$6.76
EGP319.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR364,600.41
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,302,383.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR574.43
|
$3.26
EGP153.89
|
|
pay 85.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,473.97
|
$7.84
EGP370.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR13,798.13
|
$212.64
EGP10,051.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,324.04
|
$144.87
EGP6,847.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,243.98
|
$12.98
EGP613.46
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,287.53
|
$70.10
EGP3,313.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR85,508.63
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,501.64
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR88.96
|
$1.76
EGP82.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR66.32
|
$1.32
EGP62.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR180.46
|
$1.76
EGP83.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,031.55
|
$18.83
EGP889.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR76.25
|
$2.80
EGP132.15
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR934.46
|
$18.16
EGP858.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR363.12
|
$33.59
EGP1,587.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,001.02
|
$92.42
EGP4,368.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,042.13
|
$30.97
EGP1,463.99
|
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