Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.7% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Rome, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
€2.07
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 67.3% less for groceries
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
€1.74
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.46
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€5.94
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.64
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
€4.75
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.94
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.90
€35.36
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,749.78
€24,952.76
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.87
€16.67
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 82.1% less for housing
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.04
€28.03
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.95
€1,093.22
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.77
€673.28
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.72
€163.92
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 80.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$516.83
€482.11
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,813.53
€9,154.27
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.20
€58.03
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Rome
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.31
€62.79
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.97
€28.89
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.10
€75.65
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.39
€96.45
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
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