Stupid Prices in Egypt ???
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:10 pm
* WARNING * This is a RANT 
After living here for many years, sometimes when i go to the supermarket (not Omar's in Luxor) another one which is open 24hr, I sometimes have a rant with the owner of the supermarket over the prices (the Egyptian owner has lived in the UK for years and understands me 100%)
Now im not been selfish, im thinking of the normal Egyptians who earn from around 300le to 500le a month.
For example a Gillette Mach 3 in the box with 2 blades and a small shaving cream costs 70le (£7)... so anyone on a average wage in the UK would work over an hour to be able to buy this and have a decent shave, here in Egypt someone on an average wage would have to work up to 1 week to but one
A box of Cleopatra cost 3le which for a European its a good price, in the UK you would work about 1 hr for a packet of cigarettes, here you would work about 3hrs.
A bar of cadburys chocolate is 3le the same price as the Cleopatra cigarettes, in the UK you probably get 10 bars for a price of cigarettes if a bar costs 50p
STOP, I was gonna post lots more examples but im winding myself up - RANT OVER
After living here for many years, sometimes when i go to the supermarket (not Omar's in Luxor) another one which is open 24hr, I sometimes have a rant with the owner of the supermarket over the prices (the Egyptian owner has lived in the UK for years and understands me 100%)
Now im not been selfish, im thinking of the normal Egyptians who earn from around 300le to 500le a month.
For example a Gillette Mach 3 in the box with 2 blades and a small shaving cream costs 70le (£7)... so anyone on a average wage in the UK would work over an hour to be able to buy this and have a decent shave, here in Egypt someone on an average wage would have to work up to 1 week to but one
A box of Cleopatra cost 3le which for a European its a good price, in the UK you would work about 1 hr for a packet of cigarettes, here you would work about 3hrs.
A bar of cadburys chocolate is 3le the same price as the Cleopatra cigarettes, in the UK you probably get 10 bars for a price of cigarettes if a bar costs 50p
STOP, I was gonna post lots more examples but im winding myself up - RANT OVER
:lol: bet you were gutted