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Egypt vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 73.4% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 71.5% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 65.9% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 90.1% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 94.2% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.8% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Egypt

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

Egypt vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$26.50	$3.96 EGP201.00	-76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.90	$4.84 EGP245.65	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$4.01	$0.31 EGP15.51	-87.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 A$3.29	$0.12 EGP6.25	-94.0%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 71.5% less for groceries

	Sydney	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 A$4.50	$0.76 EGP38.44	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 A$9.10	$1.76 EGP89.62	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 A$10.62	$3.30 EGP167.49	-50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35 A$6.99	$1.54 EGP78.32	-64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 A$6.29	$1.97 EGP100.01	-49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 A$2.37	$0.62 EGP31.27	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$2.07	$0.21 EGP10.88	-83.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 A$2.21	$0.15 EGP7.46	-89.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 A$3.12	$0.18 EGP9.06	-90.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.77	$0.21 EGP10.50	-81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 A$1.65	$0.23 EGP11.48	-77.9%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 65.9% less for transportation

	Sydney	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 A$7.96	$0.98 EGP49.75	-80.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$143.27 A$230.44	$12.01 EGP609.86	-91.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,090.37	$29,154.15 EGP1,480,447.69	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.14 A$50.09	$2.65 EGP134.78	-91.5%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 90.1% less for housing

	Sydney	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.22 A$84.00	$7.63 EGP387.25	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,177.38 A$3,502.30	$206.11 EGP10,466.10	-90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,459.01 A$2,346.81	$111.12 EGP5,642.67	-92.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.64 A$245.52	$11.85 EGP601.86	-92.2%
Average			-90.1%

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pay 94.2% less for childcare

	Sydney	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,995.92 A$3,210.42	$66.57 EGP3,380.23	-96.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,906.19 A$28,801.99	$1,472.73 EGP74,785.12	-91.8%
Average			-94.2%

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pay 74.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.59 A$10.60	$1.79 EGP91.05	-72.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.58	$1.38 EGP69.91	-60.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.95 A$53.00	$1.85 EGP93.95	-94.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.52 A$95.74	$21.86 EGP1,110.30	-63.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 A$25.44	$2.68 EGP136.01	-83.1%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Sydney	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.12 A$119.23	$23.44 EGP1,190.43	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.36 A$85.83	$48.49 EGP2,462.38	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.20 A$174.04	$97.17 EGP4,934.44	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.17 A$209.38	$36.98 EGP1,878.03	-71.6%
Average			-39.8%

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