Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 74.7% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Rome, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.36
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.09
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 77.8% less for groceries
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.87
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 74.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.11
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.70
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.28
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 83.9% less for housing
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.23
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,087.24
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€718.04
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€160.79
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€492.75
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,103.38
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.20
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 53.5% less for clothing
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.41
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.71
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.32
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.95
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
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