Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 5.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 8.5 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
|
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