Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bouvet Island instead of Egypt, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.04
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.37
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.05
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.06
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.30
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP86.96
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.53
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.00
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.04
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.34
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.56
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.79
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.18
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.28
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP591.79
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,436,569.44
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP130.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP375.77
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,155.90
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,475.43
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP584.02
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,280.04
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,568.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.35
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.84
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.17
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,077.39
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP131.97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,155.15
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,389.40
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,788.19
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,822.37
|
?? |
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