Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$3.60
₱211.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.73
₱42.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.40
₱23.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$3.38
₱198.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$6.61
₱389.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$1.82
₱107.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$1.33
₱78.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.64
₱37.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$1.14
₱67.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.67
₱39.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.97
₱57.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$1.21
₱71.05
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$4.22
₱248.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$11.49
₱676.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$2.70
₱158.79
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
|
pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$1.23
₱72.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$2.19
₱128.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$5.28
₱310.66
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
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