Cost of living comparison
Rome is 4.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.4 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£152.12
|
$19.79
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.88
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£6.85
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£81.10
|
$8.48
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£160.74
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£112.67
|
$4.84
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£24.54
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.08
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.39
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.35
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.03
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.65
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£57.86
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£532.41
|
$38.48
€35.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£63.89
|
$15.39
€14.18
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
$773.95
€712.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
$531.12
€489.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£76.06
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£80.13
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£930.87
|
$56.27
€51.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£182.54
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 81.1% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
$123.90
€114.11
|
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