Prices of stuff

We found things in Egypt to be generally very inexpensive, and in Jordan to be generally a little less expensive than in the U.S. Examples include:

• 1.5 liter bottled water--from a low of $0.19 in downtown Cairo to $2.80 in downtown Petra and at the Petra Marriott. We drank lots and lots of water on the trip!


• Gasoline--from a low of $.53 /gallon for 80 octane in Cairo to $3.76/gallon for 90 octane in Jordan. The government of Egypt subsidizes the cost of gasoline and a few other commodities.


• Dining out--appetizers from a low of $.94 at a fabulous restaurant, Safora, in Luxor to $2.10 at the Red Cave in Petra.


• Internet--from a low of $1.50/hr in Luxor to a high of $11.20/hr at the Petra Marriott. Actually, one hotel had free internet.
  


• Taxi ride--from a low of $.94 for a 15-minute ride in Cairo in the black & white taxi (the system is "pay what you think is fair" and the taxi driver will object if it isn't) to a high of $9.80 for a 10-minute ride in Petra.
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• Universal USB memory card reader including Sony duo pro--$3.76 in downtown Cairo. Without the Sony duo pro capability. it was only $.94 in downtown Cairo.
  

• SCUBA diving--$78 for "tune up" written & practical skills practice for people who haven't been diving in several years, two dives, full equipment rental, transportation to a remote dive site (15-minutes away).