Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 77.7% cheaper than Honolulu.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Honolulu, you would:
pay 82.8% less for restaurants
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.82
EGP184.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
|
$4.07
EGP196.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
|
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
|
pay 82.6% less for groceries
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.47
|
$0.75
EGP36.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.83
|
$1.78
EGP86.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
|
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.29
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.08
|
$1.91
EGP92.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
|
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.41
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.29
EGP14.00
|
|
pay 70.0% less for transportation
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$6.76
EGP326.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,265.95
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,331,092.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
|
$3.26
EGP157.29
|
|
pay 91.2% less for housing
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.12
|
$7.84
EGP378.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,186.00
|
$212.64
EGP10,273.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,706.67
|
$144.87
EGP6,998.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.42
|
$12.98
EGP626.98
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$70.10
EGP3,386.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,000.00
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,091.80
|
|
pay 78.3% less for entertainment and sports
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.76
EGP84.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
|
$1.32
EGP63.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$1.76
EGP84.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.27
|
$18.83
EGP909.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$2.80
EGP135.06
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Honolulu
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.88
|
$18.16
EGP877.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.33
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.50
|
$92.42
EGP4,465.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$30.97
EGP1,496.26
|
|
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