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In Egypt, it is almost impossible for average-income people to marry and if they were able to cover the expenses, they would be already by 40-45 years old which is considered as "A very old" age to marry in Egypt. Reasons? Let us make the calculations (in USD)
Life in Egypt is ridiculously expensive in all aspects. Food, transportation, clothing, gadgets, housing, utility bills, cars, and anything else that would come to your mind.
In such a retarded society that I want to abandon today before tomorrow, traditions are ruling and ruling hard. Traditions control everything, even official decrees and statements are influenced by traditions and norms. To marry in Egypt you must have the following:
1- An owned house.
2- All necessary home appliances (TV, Fridge, Washing machine, etc..)
3- A fixed contract job with at least 500 dollars per month income.
4- All necessary home furnishings (Mats, Sofas, Chairs, Curtains, etc..)
5- A car (not necessarily an expensive one)
6- Wedding party is a must thanks to retarded traditions.
All the above is bought by equal division between the woman and the man (Either each one buys specific things that are equal in value to the same stuff the other buys or basically they pay the half in everything like if we are going to buy TV today and let us say it costs 400 dollars, man pays 200 woman pays 200)
This is not simply the problem. You might think the above stuff can be easily found in any place. Yes, they are everywhere in all the stores, but lets calculate the cost.
1- To buy a "Basic" home in a market where real estate pricing is really really unrealistic, you would need at least 300k in EGP which translates to roughly 42k Dollars in USD (1 USD = 7.15 EGP)
2- For home appliances, you would need around 150k EGP which translates to around 21K Dollars.
3- For home furnishing, you would need to pay around 50k EGP to get "The most basic basic furniture" which translates to 7k Dollars.
4- To find a job that pays you 500 dollars per month is like finding a needle in a stack of needles. The unemployment rate is 25% of the population while the employed ones have an average income of 250 Dollars per month which is terribly low. That said only for the employed ones which are around 75% . Bear in mind that 49% of the population lives under the line of poverty with an income of less than ONE DOLLAR PER DAY. Just imagine that.
5- The cheapest trash car would cost you 50k EGP which is also around 7k Dollars and it would only survive maximum of 2 years if you used it carefully.
6- Finally, the cheapest wedding organization in a really terrible place would cost you 10k EGP which is around 1.4K Dollars.
*Brings a calculator* 42000+21000+14000+ 1400 = 78400 UNITED STATES DOLLARS
Have you seen how ridiculous is that number? BEAR IN MIND THAT I said that these are the basics of the basics which ensure you very average if not terrible quality of life. To get a "Suitable" standard of living stuff, that number will exceed 100-150K Dollars....to just marry.
Life in Egypt is ridiculously expensive in all aspects. Food, transportation, clothing, gadgets, housing, utility bills, cars, and anything else that would come to your mind.
In such a retarded society that I want to abandon today before tomorrow, traditions are ruling and ruling hard. Traditions control everything, even official decrees and statements are influenced by traditions and norms. To marry in Egypt you must have the following:
1- An owned house.
2- All necessary home appliances (TV, Fridge, Washing machine, etc..)
3- A fixed contract job with at least 500 dollars per month income.
4- All necessary home furnishings (Mats, Sofas, Chairs, Curtains, etc..)
5- A car (not necessarily an expensive one)
6- Wedding party is a must thanks to retarded traditions.
All the above is bought by equal division between the woman and the man (Either each one buys specific things that are equal in value to the same stuff the other buys or basically they pay the half in everything like if we are going to buy TV today and let us say it costs 400 dollars, man pays 200 woman pays 200)
This is not simply the problem. You might think the above stuff can be easily found in any place. Yes, they are everywhere in all the stores, but lets calculate the cost.
1- To buy a "Basic" home in a market where real estate pricing is really really unrealistic, you would need at least 300k in EGP which translates to roughly 42k Dollars in USD (1 USD = 7.15 EGP)
2- For home appliances, you would need around 150k EGP which translates to around 21K Dollars.
3- For home furnishing, you would need to pay around 50k EGP to get "The most basic basic furniture" which translates to 7k Dollars.
4- To find a job that pays you 500 dollars per month is like finding a needle in a stack of needles. The unemployment rate is 25% of the population while the employed ones have an average income of 250 Dollars per month which is terribly low. That said only for the employed ones which are around 75% . Bear in mind that 49% of the population lives under the line of poverty with an income of less than ONE DOLLAR PER DAY. Just imagine that.
5- The cheapest trash car would cost you 50k EGP which is also around 7k Dollars and it would only survive maximum of 2 years if you used it carefully.
6- Finally, the cheapest wedding organization in a really terrible place would cost you 10k EGP which is around 1.4K Dollars.
*Brings a calculator* 42000+21000+14000+ 1400 = 78400 UNITED STATES DOLLARS
Have you seen how ridiculous is that number? BEAR IN MIND THAT I said that these are the basics of the basics which ensure you very average if not terrible quality of life. To get a "Suitable" standard of living stuff, that number will exceed 100-150K Dollars....to just marry.
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