Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 7.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.08
|
$16.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP245.75
|
$10.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.52
|
$2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.25
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.46
|
$3.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.65
|
$5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.56
|
$3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.36
|
$2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.05
|
$5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.28
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.89
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.06
|
$1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.50
|
$0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.77
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP610.11
|
$72.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,481,055.76
|
$28,096.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP134.83
|
$17.96
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP387.40
|
$65.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,470.40
|
$1,375.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,644.99
|
$1,146.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP602.10
|
$137.37
|
|
pay 18.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,381.62
|
$1,394.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,815.84
|
$24,405.00
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.09
|
$5.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP69.94
|
$4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP93.99
|
$9.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,110.75
|
$60.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.06
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 75.5% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,190.92
|
$51.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,463.39
|
$41.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,936.46
|
$80.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,878.80
|
$115.89
|
|
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