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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 88.1% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc

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

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miercurea Ciuc instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$6.90 RON29.92	+66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$6.90 RON29.92	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.73 RON7.48	+352.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.50 RON6.48	+940.8%
Average			+348.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.27 RON5.49	+111.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$3.87 RON16.79	+106.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$5.03 RON21.82	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$3.31 RON14.36	+128.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.71 RON11.76	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.37 RON1.58	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.71 RON3.09	+112.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.75 RON3.24	+163.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.03 RON4.45	+713.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.31 RON1.36	+66.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.37 RON1.62	+100.7%
Average			+138.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$6.12 RON26.55	+349.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$23.00 RON99.74	+257.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$8.34 RON36.16	+213.6%
Average			+198.6%

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pay 88.1% more for housing

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$5.75 RON24.94	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$207.04 RON897.70	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$172.53 RON748.08	+25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$92.77 RON402.26	+385.1%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$430.56 RON1,866.86	+363.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	+216.8%
Average			+290.2%

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.19 RON9.48	+50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$1.84 RON7.98	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$5.75 RON24.94	+176.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$34.51 RON149.62	+99.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$5.18 RON22.44	+38.4%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$46.01 RON199.49	+35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$18.40 RON79.80	-59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$74.76 RON324.17	-36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$92.02 RON398.98	+49.4%
Average			-2.7%

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