Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 68.8% cheaper than Utah.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Utah, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.44
|
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.85
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
|
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
|
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
|
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
|
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
|
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.08
|
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,772.50
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.72
|
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
|
pay 88.8% less for housing
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.57
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,440.16
|
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,209.26
|
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.10
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$952.44
|
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,083.33
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
|
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.26
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.08
|
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.53
|
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Utah
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.67
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.98
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.02
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.71
|
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
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