Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 49.0% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Romania, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.16
|
$3.82
EGP186.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.43
|
$4.07
EGP198.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.95
|
$0.33
EGP16.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.56
|
$0.17
EGP8.35
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.01
|
$0.75
EGP36.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.34
|
$1.78
EGP86.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.66
|
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.72
|
$1.47
EGP71.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.60
|
$1.91
EGP93.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.18
|
$0.57
EGP27.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.09
|
$0.21
EGP10.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.94
|
$0.14
EGP6.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.88
|
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.73
|
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.91
|
$0.29
EGP14.12
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.16
|
$0.97
EGP47.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.23
|
$6.76
EGP329.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,606.51
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,343,155.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.85
|
$3.26
EGP158.71
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.57
|
$7.84
EGP382.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,706.86
|
$212.64
EGP10,366.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,214.78
|
$144.87
EGP7,062.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON468.11
|
$12.98
EGP632.67
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,675.35
|
$70.10
EGP3,417.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,445.43
|
$2,485.76
EGP121,180.13
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.30
|
$1.76
EGP85.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON9.99
|
$1.32
EGP64.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.33
|
$1.76
EGP85.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON173.11
|
$18.83
EGP917.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.30
|
$2.80
EGP136.29
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Romania
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON274.34
|
$18.16
EGP885.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON158.49
|
$33.59
EGP1,637.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON321.18
|
$92.42
EGP4,505.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON372.17
|
$30.97
EGP1,509.82
|
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