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Baia Mare vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Baia Mare is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Baia Mare
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Baia Mare
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Baia Mare
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Baia Mare
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Baia Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Baia Mare
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Baia Mare

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

Baia Mare vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Baia Mare instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$10.35 RON44.88	+149.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$7.48 RON32.41	+43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$1.86 RON8.06	+388.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$1.38 RON5.98	+860.7%
Average			+360.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$1.27 RON5.49	+111.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$3.59 RON15.58	+91.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$5.03 RON21.81	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$3.17 RON13.76	+119.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$2.71 RON11.76	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$0.50 RON2.15	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.71 RON3.09	+112.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.75 RON3.24	+163.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.03 RON4.45	+713.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.46 RON1.99	+143.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.37 RON1.62	+100.7%
Average			+144.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$5.87 RON25.46	+331.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$16.10 RON69.81	+150.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$8.08 RON35.02	+203.7%
Average			+165.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$11.82 RON51.24	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$286.61 RON1,242.57	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$207.90 RON901.32	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$88.13 RON382.10	+360.8%
Average			+109.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$430.56 RON1,866.65	+363.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	+216.8%
Average			+290.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.96 RON8.48	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$2.30 RON9.97	+42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$5.75 RON24.93	+176.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$51.76 RON224.40	+199.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$6.90 RON29.92	+84.5%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Cairo	Baia Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$53.49 RON231.88	+57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$38.19 RON165.56	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$69.01 RON299.20	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$92.02 RON398.93	+49.4%
Average			+12.4%

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