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Egypt vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 75.0% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 72.7% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 64.0% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 90.6% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 93.1% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 50.1% less in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 78.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.80	$3.96 EGP201.00	-80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.90	$4.84 EGP245.65	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.45	$0.31 EGP15.51	-88.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.72	$0.12 EGP6.25	-94.7%
Average			-78.7%

Canberra vs. Egypt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.16	$0.76 EGP38.44	-70.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.67	$1.76 EGP89.62	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.60	$3.30 EGP167.49	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.45	$1.54 EGP78.32	-66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.63	$1.97 EGP100.01	-52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.60	$0.62 EGP31.27	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.16	$0.21 EGP10.88	-84.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.52	$0.15 EGP7.46	-90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.96	$0.18 EGP9.06	-92.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.01	$0.21 EGP10.50	-83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.79	$0.23 EGP11.48	-79.7%
Average			-72.7%

Canberra vs. Egypt - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.0% less for transportation

	Canberra	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.16	$0.98 EGP49.75	-80.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$190.81	$12.01 EGP609.86	-89.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,090.37	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.41	$2.65 EGP134.78	-85.0%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 90.6% less for housing

	Canberra	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$105.18	$7.63 EGP387.25	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,868.44	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,272.87	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	-92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$294.39	$11.85 EGP601.86	-93.5%
Average			-90.6%

Canberra vs. Egypt - Cost of housing

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pay 93.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,971.15	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	-96.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,328.56	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	-89.8%
Average			-93.1%

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pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.66	$1.79 EGP91.05	-75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.92	$1.38 EGP69.91	-62.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.40	$1.85 EGP93.95	-93.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$105.66	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	-66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.06	$2.68 EGP136.01	-81.3%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$139.57	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	-73.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$116.10	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$192.24	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$247.99	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	-76.0%
Average			-50.1%

Canberra vs. Egypt - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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