Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.6% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 53.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 81.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.8% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Rome, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.57
|
$4.06
EGP204.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.38
|
$4.71
EGP236.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.16
|
$0.33
EGP16.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.09
|
$0.12
EGP6.16
|
|
pay 66.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.72
|
$0.65
EGP32.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.78
|
$1.59
EGP79.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€6.00
|
$3.40
EGP170.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.64
|
$1.45
EGP72.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.74
|
$1.96
EGP98.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.04
|
$0.68
EGP34.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$0.23
EGP11.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.16
EGP7.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.06
|
$0.19
EGP9.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.22
EGP10.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.92
|
$1.01
EGP51.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€36.32
|
$8.12
EGP408.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,943.15
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,823,631.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.60
|
$2.50
EGP125.49
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€28.52
|
$9.69
EGP487.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,142.83
|
$208.74
EGP10,491.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€738.86
|
$129.60
EGP6,513.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€161.95
|
$13.65
EGP686.13
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€492.67
|
$87.26
EGP4,385.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€10,157.51
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,926.30
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.19
|
$1.42
EGP71.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.48
|
$1.54
EGP77.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.23
|
$1.83
EGP91.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€56.46
|
$18.55
EGP932.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.38
|
$3.04
EGP153.03
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Rome
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€63.36
|
$37.28
EGP1,873.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.76
|
$49.39
EGP2,482.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€74.72
|
$97.57
EGP4,903.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€99.07
|
$53.60
EGP2,694.00
|
|
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