Cost of living comparison
West Virginia is 5.7 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in West Virginia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP196.22
|
$14.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP239.80
|
$8.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.14
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.53
|
$2.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.48
|
$4.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP163.51
|
$3.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.46
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.63
|
$4.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.52
|
$2.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.63
|
$0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
$1.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.84
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.25
|
$1.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.21
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.57
|
$3.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP595.36
|
$50.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,445,241.34
|
$32,806.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.57
|
$17.04
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP378.04
|
$69.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,217.21
|
$966.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,508.49
|
$831.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP587.54
|
$181.51
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,299.84
|
$1,030.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,006.67
|
$9,548.27
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.89
|
$3.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.25
|
$3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.72
|
$8.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,083.89
|
$32.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.77
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
West Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,162.12
|
$47.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,403.82
|
$39.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,817.09
|
$81.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,833.37
|
$101.64
|
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