Cost of living comparison
El Mansura is 13.6% cheaper than Egypt overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.7% less in El Mansura
- Groceries
-
pay 4.9% less in El Mansura
- Transportation
-
pay 18.4% less in El Mansura
- Housing
-
pay 28.8% less in El Mansura
- Childcare
-
pay 13.2% less in El Mansura
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in El Mansura
- Clothing
-
pay 8.1% less in El Mansura
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in El Mansura.
If you lived in El Mansura instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP200.17
|
$3.55
EGP179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP244.63
|
$3.04
EGP153.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.45
|
$0.29
EGP14.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$0.10
EGP5.28
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.28
|
$0.56
EGP28.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.24
|
$1.57
EGP79.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP166.80
|
$3.25
EGP164.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.00
|
$1.41
EGP71.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP99.59
|
$2.06
EGP103.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.14
|
$0.63
EGP31.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.84
|
$0.21
EGP10.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.02
|
$0.16
EGP8.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.45
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.43
|
$0.23
EGP11.64
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.55
|
$0.94
EGP47.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP607.34
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,474,325.32
|
$26,388.44
EGP1,334,463.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.22
|
$1.54
EGP78.01
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP385.64
|
$6.12
EGP309.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,422.82
|
$131.94
EGP6,672.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,619.34
|
$60.90
EGP3,079.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP599.37
|
$10.19
EGP515.14
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,366.25
|
$60.51
EGP3,059.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,475.85
|
$1,217.93
EGP61,590.61
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP90.67
|
$2.03
EGP102.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.62
|
$1.42
EGP71.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.57
|
$1.83
EGP92.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,105.70
|
$14.89
EGP752.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP135.44
|
$2.44
EGP123.18
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
El Mansura
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,185.51
|
$22.41
EGP1,133.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,452.20
|
$48.11
EGP2,432.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,914.03
|
$87.96
EGP4,448.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,870.26
|
$30.45
EGP1,539.77
|
|
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