Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 63.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Italy, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.38
|
$3.96
EGP201.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
$4.84
EGP245.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.43
|
$0.31
EGP15.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.12
EGP6.25
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.76
EGP38.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.51
|
$1.76
EGP89.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.27
|
$3.30
EGP167.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$1.54
EGP78.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.81
|
$1.97
EGP100.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.62
EGP31.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.21
EGP10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.25
|
$0.18
EGP9.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.21
EGP10.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
|
pay 59.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.88
|
$0.98
EGP49.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.95
|
$12.01
EGP610.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,481,055.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.22
|
$2.65
EGP134.83
|
|
pay 78.1% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
$7.63
EGP387.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€624.82
|
$206.11
EGP10,470.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€487.44
|
$111.12
EGP5,644.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
$11.85
EGP602.10
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€484.40
|
$66.57
EGP3,381.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,815.84
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.77
|
$1.79
EGP91.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.61
|
$1.38
EGP69.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
$1.85
EGP93.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.63
|
$21.86
EGP1,110.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.94
|
$2.68
EGP136.06
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
$23.44
EGP1,190.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
$48.49
EGP2,463.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
$97.17
EGP4,936.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.91
|
$36.98
EGP1,878.80
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