Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Rome, you would:
pay 79.4% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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