Cost of living comparison
Nebraska is 5.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Nebraska instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.15
|
$17.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP198.31
|
$10.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.23
|
$2.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.35
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.62
|
$3.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.79
|
$6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
$3.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.89
|
$3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.28
|
$5.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.77
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.33
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.86
|
$2.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
$2.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
$1.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.12
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.23
|
$3.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP329.65
|
$39.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,343,155.87
|
$36,072.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.71
|
$19.04
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP382.19
|
$64.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,366.27
|
$1,234.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,062.28
|
$1,030.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP632.67
|
$168.73
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,417.21
|
$645.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,180.13
|
$26,756.75
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.56
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.41
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.62
|
$7.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP917.75
|
$60.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.29
|
$13.71
|
|
pay 99.0% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Nebraska
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP885.50
|
$51.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,637.49
|
$32.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,505.56
|
$85.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,509.82
|
$99.25
|
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