Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.9% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.1% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 65.3% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 62.7% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 83.8% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 86.8% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 63.4% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 29.1% less in Egypt
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Germany, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.37
|
$3.96
EGP199.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
$4.84
EGP243.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$0.31
EGP15.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.29
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$0.76
EGP38.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$1.76
EGP88.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$3.30
EGP165.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.54
EGP77.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.94
|
$1.97
EGP99.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.62
EGP30.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.21
EGP10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$0.18
EGP8.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.21
EGP10.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.23
EGP11.37
|
|
pay 62.7% less for transportation
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.73
|
$0.98
EGP49.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.42
|
$12.01
EGP603.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,429.52
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,466,162.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.92
|
$2.65
EGP133.48
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
$7.63
EGP383.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€752.58
|
$206.11
EGP10,365.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.36
|
$111.12
EGP5,588.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.06
|
$11.85
EGP596.05
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.46
|
$66.57
EGP3,347.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,720.01
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,063.49
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$1.79
EGP90.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$1.38
EGP69.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
$1.85
EGP93.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.28
|
$21.86
EGP1,099.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.19
|
$2.68
EGP134.69
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
$23.44
EGP1,178.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
$48.49
EGP2,438.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
$97.17
EGP4,886.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.52
|
$36.98
EGP1,859.91
|
|
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