Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 64.8% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.06
RON50.87
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.97
RON27.47
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
RON8.63
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
RON8.41
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 65.8% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
RON5.34
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
RON20.20
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.94
RON31.90
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
RON14.87
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
RON13.36
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RON2.42
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
RON3.41
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RON3.27
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
RON4.45
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
RON1.92
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.02
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
RON27.64
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.69
RON81.40
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,329.82
RON111,919.62
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.96
RON27.43
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.46
RON43.54
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.31
RON2,342.87
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.17
RON1,643.00
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.55
RON499.33
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.58
RON2,339.54
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,180.57
RON42,231.54
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
RON11.35
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
RON13.34
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.53
RON25.44
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.02
RON216.31
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
RON35.61
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.25
RON332.37
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.02
RON193.32
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.44
RON356.25
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
RON450.00
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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