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Cairo vs. Targu Mures Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 46.5% cheaper than Targu Mures.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 42.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 44.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 40.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 93.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 6.0% more in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Targu Mures Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Targu Mures, you would:

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pay 65.7% less for restaurants

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.20 RON39.89	$4.16 EGP197.75	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.20 RON39.89	$5.19 EGP247.19	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON6.98	$0.38 EGP18.13	-76.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 RON5.19	$0.14 EGP6.84	-88.0%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 42.6% less for groceries

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 RON5.45	$0.60 EGP28.51	-52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 RON18.70	$1.88 EGP89.27	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 RON26.64	$3.73 EGP177.41	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.04 RON13.16	$1.45 EGP68.86	-52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 RON13.80	$2.06 EGP98.23	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.96	$0.74 EGP35.38	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 RON2.64	$0.34 EGP15.95	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RON2.94	$0.28 EGP13.53	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON3.85	$0.13 EGP6.00	-85.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.81	$0.19 EGP8.96	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.76	$0.19 EGP8.87	-54.2%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.00 RON26.00	$1.36 EGP64.82	-77.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.40 RON79.79	$6.44 EGP306.52	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,327.85 RON122,812.56	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.28 RON35.90	$2.66 EGP126.56	-67.9%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 40.3% less for housing

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.83 RON42.64	$12.92 EGP614.65	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$439.84 RON1,906.90	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.56 RON1,346.40	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$129.74 RON562.47	$19.12 EGP910.15	-85.3%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 93.4% less for childcare

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,401.10 RON6,074.32	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72
Average			-93.4%

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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.07 RON8.98	$1.45 EGP69.21	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 RON10.17	$1.62 EGP76.89	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 RON26.68	$2.08 EGP98.88	-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.58 RON201.96	$17.31 EGP823.96	-62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.75 RON24.93	$3.74 EGP177.98	-35.0%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 6.0% more for clothing

	Targu Mures	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.89 RON311.67	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.21 RON139.63	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	+40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.61 RON319.15	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	+59.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.52 RON349.07	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	-23.5%
Average			+6.0%

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