Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 4.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$6.26
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$30.34
€27.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$488.99
€449.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$348.24
€320.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$497.03
€457.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$8.35
€7.68
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$164.00
€150.82
|
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