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Egypt vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 75.5% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 68.1% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 73.7% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 91.1% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 95.9% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.1% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Egypt

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Egypt instead of London, you would:

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pay 79.7% less for restaurants

	London	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £20.79	$3.96 EGP201.00	-84.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £8.32	$4.84 EGP245.65	-53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.98	$0.31 EGP15.51	-87.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.49	$0.12 EGP6.25	-93.4%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 68.1% less for groceries

	London	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.67	$0.76 EGP38.44	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.55	$1.76 EGP89.62	-68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £5.08	$3.30 EGP167.49	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.58	$1.54 EGP78.32	-65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.43	$1.97 EGP100.01	-53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.26	$0.62 EGP31.27	-60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.61	$0.21 EGP10.88	-71.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.16	$0.15 EGP7.46	-89.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.44	$0.18 EGP9.06	-90.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.55	$0.21 EGP10.50	-70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.56	$0.23 EGP11.48	-67.8%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 73.7% less for transportation

	London	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.95	$0.98 EGP49.75	-86.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £207.93	$12.01 EGP609.86	-95.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £28.38	$2.65 EGP134.78	-92.5%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 91.1% less for housing

	London	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £33.51	$7.63 EGP387.25	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	-92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,661.22	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	-94.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £212.43	$11.85 EGP601.86	-95.5%
Average			-91.1%

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pay 95.9% less for childcare

	London	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	-97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £22,452.16	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	-94.7%
Average			-95.9%

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pay 78.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.65	$1.79 EGP91.05	-78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.87	$1.38 EGP69.91	-71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £15.91	$1.85 EGP93.95	-90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £52.86	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	-66.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £13.00	$2.68 EGP136.01	-83.4%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	London	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £78.03	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	-75.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £40.69	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	-4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £92.47	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £108.96	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	-72.7%
Average			-42.0%

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