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Egypt

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Alba Iulia vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Alba Iulia is 60.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 88.2% more in Alba Iulia
Groceries: pay 61.1% more in Alba Iulia
Transportation: pay 95.6% more in Alba Iulia
Housing: pay 62.4% more in Alba Iulia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Alba Iulia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Alba Iulia
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in Alba Iulia

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Alba Iulia are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Alba Iulia.

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Alba Iulia vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 88.2% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$8.37 RON39.87	+75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$5.75 RON27.41	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$1.74 RON8.31	+392.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$1.46 RON6.98	+904.4%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 61.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$1.12 RON5.32	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$3.83 RON18.27	+79.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$4.73 RON22.54	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$2.73 RON13.02	+130.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$2.72 RON12.96	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$0.41 RON1.96	-49.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.60 RON2.86	+73.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$0.57 RON2.71	+116.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$1.04 RON4.97	+330.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.33 RON1.58	+83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$0.26 RON1.24	+32.1%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 95.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$5.72 RON27.27	+241.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	$16.73 RON79.74	+94.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP100.08	$5.83 RON27.81	+205.5%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$9.09 RON43.30	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$293.30 RON1,397.87	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$284.72 RON1,356.96	+48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$95.16 RON453.52	+358.3%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$443.91 RON2,115.67	+260.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$6,921.71 RON32,988.87	+94.3%
Average			+164.7%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$1.99 RON9.47	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$2.23 RON10.63	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$5.23 RON24.92	+160.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$29.28 RON139.54	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$5.02 RON23.92	+5.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Cairo	Alba Iulia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$38.69 RON184.40	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$23.70 RON112.96	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$74.74 RON356.20	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$62.74 RON299.02	+4.8%
Average			-26.0%

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