Cost of living comparison

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Dublin vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Dublin is 7.5 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.9 times more in Dublin
Groceries
pay 4.0 times more in Dublin
Transportation
pay 7.2 times more in Dublin
Housing
pay 13.1 times more in Dublin
Childcare
pay 13.1 times more in Dublin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.9 times more in Dublin
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Dublin

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Dublin are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dublin.

Dublin vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

pay 7.9 times more for restaurants

 
Egypt
Dublin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
EGP201.00
$21.44
€20.79
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.84
EGP245.65
$10.72
€10.39
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.31
EGP15.51
$2.46
€2.39

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

 
Egypt
Dublin
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
EGP38.44
$1.85
€1.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.76
EGP89.62
$3.60
€3.50
Milk (1 gallon) $3.30
EGP167.49
$5.32
€5.16

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pay 7.2 times more for transportation

 
Egypt
Dublin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.98
EGP49.75
$7.19
€6.98
Monthly public transit pass $12.01
EGP609.86
$123.25
€119.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,154.15
EGP1,480,447.69
$39,306.91
€38,119.49

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pay 13.1 times more for housing

 
Egypt
Dublin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.63
EGP387.25
$55.82
€54.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $206.11
EGP10,466.10
$2,138.28
€2,073.68
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $111.12
EGP5,642.67
$1,827.10
€1,771.91

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pay 13.1 times more for childcare

 
Egypt
Dublin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $66.57
EGP3,380.23
$1,307.98
€1,268.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,472.73
EGP74,785.12
$9,645.87
€9,354.48

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pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Egypt
Dublin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.79
EGP91.05
$7.50
€7.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.38
EGP69.91
$4.33
€4.20
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.85
EGP93.95
$17.68
€17.15

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Egypt
Dublin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.44
EGP1,190.43
$96.07
€93.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.49
EGP2,462.38
$41.10
€39.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.17
EGP4,934.44
$97.72
€94.77

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