Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 50.7% cheaper than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.4% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 50.6% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 51.9% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 62.9% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 59.3% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.8% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 24.3% less in Egypt
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Albania, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL733
|
$3.96
EGP203.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL610
|
$4.84
EGP248.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL145
|
$0.31
EGP15.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL71
|
$0.12
EGP6.31
|
|
pay 50.6% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
$0.76
EGP38.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL463
|
$1.76
EGP90.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL630
|
$3.30
EGP169.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL273
|
$1.54
EGP79.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL272
|
$1.97
EGP101.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL51
|
$0.62
EGP31.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL92
|
$0.21
EGP10.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL59
|
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL59
|
$0.18
EGP9.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL41
|
$0.21
EGP10.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL44
|
$0.23
EGP11.59
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL684
|
$0.98
EGP50.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,544
|
$12.01
EGP615.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,474,334
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,495,213.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,687
|
$2.65
EGP136.12
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,402
|
$7.63
EGP391.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL39,208
|
$206.11
EGP10,570.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL28,437
|
$111.12
EGP5,698.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,049
|
$11.85
EGP607.86
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL14,756
|
$66.57
EGP3,413.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL307,694
|
$1,472.73
EGP75,531.02
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL227
|
$1.79
EGP91.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL155
|
$1.38
EGP70.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL324
|
$1.85
EGP94.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL3,892
|
$21.86
EGP1,121.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL669
|
$2.68
EGP137.36
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,453
|
$23.44
EGP1,202.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,555
|
$48.49
EGP2,486.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL7,954
|
$97.17
EGP4,983.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL10,612
|
$36.98
EGP1,896.76
|
|
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