Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Rome, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.36
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.87
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.11
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.70
|
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.28
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.23
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,087.24
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€718.04
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€160.79
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€492.75
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,103.38
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.20
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.41
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.71
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.32
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.95
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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