Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 4.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP196.53
|
$11.85
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP240.18
|
$6.93
€6.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.17
|
$2.08
€2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
$1.60
€1.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.59
|
$1.62
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.62
|
$5.79
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP163.77
|
$5.11
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.58
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.78
|
$3.06
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.57
|
$0.54
€0.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.64
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.29
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.85
|
$1.42
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
$0.35
€0.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.22
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.65
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP596.29
|
$29.98
€28.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,447,508.63
|
$35,162.76
€33,751.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.78
|
$10.62
€10.20
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP378.63
|
$14.64
€14.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,233.24
|
$507.54
€487.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,517.13
|
$347.76
€333.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP588.47
|
$146.97
€141.08
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,305.02
|
$477.03
€457.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,121.20
|
$8,723.77
€8,373.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP89.03
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.36
|
$2.89
€2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.86
|
$5.16
€4.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,085.59
|
$41.43
€39.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.98
|
$8.20
€7.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,163.95
|
$94.52
€90.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,407.60
|
$37.49
€35.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,824.65
|
$88.84
€85.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,836.24
|
$141.41
€135.74
|
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