Money Money Money

Hello humans! Yesterday, I went back to the WHO and got my very first paycheck. Yay, Corie's growing up. 

I decided to take the opportunity and talk about Egyptian money. 

I don't know anyone who uses a credit card. Everyone uses cash. The only plastic cards are debit cards to get money from the ATM. 

The smallest amount used is 50 Piastres. But Boosy has 5 and 10 Piastre coins. 

7.5 le (Egyptian pound) is worth $1 (ish) as of now. So 5 and 10 Piastres is worth almost nothing. 

These are 25 Piastre coins. I don't know where I got one, but I have one. 

These are 50 Piastre coin pieces. These are worth half a pound. 

Whenever you buy something. They round to the nearest half pound. 

This is 1 le, worth 13¢. You can buy a gumball, tamaeh, or a pack of 3 Oreos. 

This is a 5 le note, worth about 66¢. You can buy a bag of bread (a grocery bag size bag of oversized hotdog buns or 8 pitas) or chocolate milk and a sandwich. 

This is a 10 le note, worth $1.33. You could buy lots of things (mostly food). 

This is a 20 le note, worth $2.66. It is also the only note I could only find one of. 

This is a 50 le note, worth $6.66. 

This is a 100 le note, worth $13.33. 

This is a 200 le note, worth $26.66. 

And those, ladies and gentlemen are the moneys. 

When I got to Egypt, $1 was worth 7 le. Now, $1 is worth 7.5 le. This makes it harder to shop with my brain. 

I'm not good with economics so I don't know how the worth of a pound influences how cheap or expensive things are but maybe this will help give you perspective. 

Bus ride = 2 le = 26¢

Movie = 25 le (am) 45 le (pm) = $3.33 (am) $6 (pm)

Movie popcorn = 15 le (reg.) 18 le (Carmel) = $2 (reg.) $2.40 (Carmel)

Hijab scarf = 25 - 35 le = $3.33 - $4.66

Chicken = 40 le = $5.33

Eggs = 1 le/egg = 13¢/egg

Potatoes = 3 le/kilo = 40¢/kilo

Tomatoes = 5 le/kilo = 66¢/kilo

Onions = 2 le/kilo = 26¢/kilo

Rice = 4 le/kilo = 53¢/kilo

Pasta = 5 le/kilo = 66¢/kilo

Shampoo = 25 le = $3.33

Pen = 2 le = 26¢

Ice cream = 5 le/cup = 66¢

Koshary = 7 le for a large = 93¢ for a large

And that's how you money in Egypt. 

Learn something today. 

Byeeee

Corie.