Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Germany instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP196.53
|
$14.04
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP240.18
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.17
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.59
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.62
|
$6.71
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP163.77
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.58
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.78
|
$6.24
€5.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.57
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.64
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.29
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.85
|
$2.10
€2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.22
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.65
|
$7.07
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP596.29
|
$52.96
€50.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,447,508.63
|
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.78
|
$23.02
€22.09
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP378.63
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,233.24
|
$790.39
€758.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,517.13
|
$625.27
€600.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP588.47
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,305.02
|
$458.39
€440.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,121.20
|
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP89.03
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.36
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.86
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,085.59
|
$36.01
€34.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.98
|
$12.80
€12.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,163.95
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,407.60
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,824.65
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,836.24
|
$123.43
€118.48
|
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