Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 57.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
|
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