Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 66.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Germany, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.29
|
$3.96
EGP197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.65
|
$4.84
EGP241.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.65
|
$0.31
EGP15.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.28
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.92
|
$0.76
EGP37.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.34
|
$1.76
EGP88.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.14
|
$3.30
EGP164.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
$1.54
EGP77.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.90
|
$1.97
EGP98.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.62
EGP30.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.66
|
$0.21
EGP10.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.15
EGP7.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.99
|
$0.18
EGP8.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.21
EGP10.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.23
EGP11.29
|
|
pay 62.7% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.69
|
$0.98
EGP48.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.10
|
$12.01
EGP599.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,253.07
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,456,039.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.78
|
$2.65
EGP132.56
|
|
pay 83.8% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.62
|
$7.63
EGP380.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€747.74
|
$206.11
EGP10,293.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€591.53
|
$111.12
EGP5,549.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€217.65
|
$11.85
EGP591.93
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€433.65
|
$66.57
EGP3,324.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,644.62
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,552.15
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.18
|
$1.79
EGP89.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.30
|
$1.38
EGP68.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.26
|
$1.85
EGP92.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.06
|
$21.86
EGP1,091.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.11
|
$2.68
EGP133.76
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€77.89
|
$23.44
EGP1,170.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.58
|
$48.49
EGP2,421.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€86.65
|
$97.17
EGP4,853.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€116.77
|
$36.98
EGP1,847.07
|
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