Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 46.2% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.2% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 58.0% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 82.0% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 57.4% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.1% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 41.7% less in Egypt
Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
$3.96
EGP202.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
$4.84
EGP247.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
$0.31
EGP15.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
$0.12
EGP6.29
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
$0.76
EGP38.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
$1.76
EGP90.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
$3.30
EGP168.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
$1.54
EGP78.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
$1.97
EGP100.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
$0.62
EGP31.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
$0.21
EGP10.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
$0.18
EGP9.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
$0.21
EGP10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
$0.23
EGP11.56
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
$0.98
EGP50.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
$12.01
EGP614.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,490,561.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
$2.65
EGP135.70
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
$7.63
EGP389.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
$206.11
EGP10,537.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
$111.12
EGP5,681.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
$11.85
EGP605.97
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
$66.57
EGP3,403.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
$1,472.73
EGP75,296.01
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
$1.79
EGP91.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
$1.38
EGP70.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
$1.85
EGP94.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
$21.86
EGP1,117.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
$2.68
EGP136.93
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
$23.44
EGP1,198.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
$48.49
EGP2,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
$97.17
EGP4,968.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
$36.98
EGP1,890.86
|
|
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