Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 60.0% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.2% less in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 58.2% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 61.1% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 81.2% less in Egypt
- Childcare
-
pay 81.4% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.5% less in Egypt
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Egypt
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Spain, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.21
|
$3.96
EGP203.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.11
|
$4.84
EGP248.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.88
|
$0.31
EGP15.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$0.12
EGP6.31
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
$0.76
EGP38.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.61
|
$1.76
EGP90.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.66
|
$3.30
EGP169.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.34
|
$1.54
EGP79.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.96
|
$1.97
EGP101.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$0.62
EGP31.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.21
EGP10.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.18
EGP9.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.21
EGP10.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.23
EGP11.59
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.62
|
$0.98
EGP50.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.16
|
$12.01
EGP615.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,621.35
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,495,213.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.83
|
$2.65
EGP136.12
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.06
|
$7.63
EGP391.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€768.06
|
$206.11
EGP10,570.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€609.38
|
$111.12
EGP5,698.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€91.54
|
$11.85
EGP607.86
|
|
pay 81.4% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€339.82
|
$66.57
EGP3,413.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,473.16
|
$1,472.73
EGP75,531.02
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$1.79
EGP91.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.74
|
$1.38
EGP70.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.98
|
$1.85
EGP94.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€37.74
|
$21.86
EGP1,121.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.60
|
$2.68
EGP137.36
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€66.81
|
$23.44
EGP1,202.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.28
|
$48.49
EGP2,486.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€68.64
|
$97.17
EGP4,983.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€80.46
|
$36.98
EGP1,896.76
|
|
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