Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 69.5% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.9% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 65.6% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 68.0% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 87.3% less in Egypt
- Childcare
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pay 89.8% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 67.6% less in Egypt
- Clothing
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pay 27.3% less in Egypt
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€18.09
|
$3.96
EGP198.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.79
|
$4.84
EGP242.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.84
|
$0.31
EGP15.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.25
|
$0.12
EGP6.18
|
|
pay 65.6% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.73
|
$0.76
EGP38.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.99
|
$1.76
EGP88.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.25
|
$3.30
EGP165.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.26
|
$1.54
EGP77.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.64
|
$1.97
EGP98.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.62
EGP30.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.21
EGP10.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.15
EGP7.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.18
EGP8.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.21
EGP10.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.23
EGP11.35
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.52
|
$0.98
EGP49.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.52
|
$12.01
EGP603.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,819.83
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,464,333.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.95
|
$2.65
EGP133.31
|
|
pay 87.3% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.60
|
$7.63
EGP383.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,244.01
|
$206.11
EGP10,352.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,015.02
|
$111.12
EGP5,581.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€181.18
|
$11.85
EGP595.31
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,570.94
|
$66.57
EGP3,343.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,733.94
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,971.09
|
|
pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.35
|
$1.79
EGP90.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.48
|
$1.38
EGP69.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.12
|
$1.85
EGP92.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.62
|
$21.86
EGP1,098.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.46
|
$2.68
EGP134.53
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€81.39
|
$23.44
EGP1,177.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.91
|
$48.49
EGP2,435.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€89.36
|
$97.17
EGP4,880.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€114.38
|
$36.98
EGP1,857.59
|
|
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