Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 61.1% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.4% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 59.5% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 58.7% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 75.6% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 80.3% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.4% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 21.8% less in Egypt
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Greece, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.58
|
$3.96
EGP202.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$4.84
EGP247.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$0.31
EGP15.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.12
EGP6.29
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.76
EGP38.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$1.76
EGP90.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.27
|
$3.30
EGP168.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$1.54
EGP78.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$1.97
EGP100.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.62
EGP31.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.21
EGP10.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.18
EGP9.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.21
EGP10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.23
EGP11.56
|
|
pay 58.7% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.64
|
$0.98
EGP50.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.34
|
$12.01
EGP614.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,490,561.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.15
|
$2.65
EGP135.70
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
$7.63
EGP389.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.08
|
$206.11
EGP10,537.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€344.88
|
$111.12
EGP5,681.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
$11.85
EGP605.97
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.26
|
$66.57
EGP3,403.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
$1,472.73
EGP75,296.01
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$1.79
EGP91.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$1.38
EGP70.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$1.85
EGP94.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.84
|
$21.86
EGP1,117.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.75
|
$2.68
EGP136.93
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
$23.44
EGP1,198.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
$48.49
EGP2,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
$97.17
EGP4,968.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.15
|
$36.98
EGP1,890.86
|
|
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