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Egypt vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 47.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 43.2% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 56.5% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 85.8% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$3.96 EGP201.00	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$4.84 EGP245.65	-5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$0.31 EGP15.51	-71.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.12 EGP6.25	-74.6%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Moscow	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$0.76 EGP38.44	+22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$1.76 EGP89.62	-59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$3.30 EGP167.49	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$1.54 EGP78.32	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$1.97 EGP100.01	-0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$0.62 EGP31.27	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$0.21 EGP10.88	-67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$0.15 EGP7.46	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$0.18 EGP9.06	-84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$0.21 EGP10.50	-17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.23 EGP11.48	+8.1%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 43.2% less for transportation

	Moscow	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$0.98 EGP49.75	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	$12.01 EGP609.86	-58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$2.65 EGP134.78	-54.4%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 56.5% less for housing

	Moscow	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$7.63 EGP387.25	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	-80.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$11.85 EGP601.86	-86.3%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	-85.9%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$1.79 EGP91.05	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$1.38 EGP69.91	-45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$1.85 EGP93.95	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	-32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$2.68 EGP136.01	-47.5%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	-71.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	-10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	-63.7%
Average			-32.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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