Cost of living comparison
Delaware is 7.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Delaware instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.46
|
$18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.51
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.29
|
$2.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.00
|
$8.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP154.67
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
$3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.44
|
$3.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
$2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$2.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.00
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
$3.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP326.67
|
$60.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,331,000.36
|
$29,165.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.27
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP378.73
|
$52.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,272.45
|
$1,366.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,998.37
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP626.94
|
$128.73
|
|
pay 23.1 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,386.29
|
$1,794.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,083.46
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.79
|
$5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.83
|
$4.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.85
|
$10.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP909.45
|
$24.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.06
|
$11.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Delaware
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP877.48
|
$54.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.67
|
$45.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,464.78
|
$93.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,496.16
|
$127.99
|
|
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