Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 38.7% cheaper than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.62
RON34.15
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
RON23.42
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
RON5.85
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
RON4.88
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
RON4.23
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
RON16.26
|
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
RON20.61
|
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
RON13.27
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
RON11.95
|
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.99
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.63
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
RON2.49
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
RON3.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
RON1.25
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RON1.25
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
RON25.04
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.23
RON68.29
|
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,274.92
RON117,798.37
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
RON21.95
|
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
|
pay 19.2% less for housing
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.34
RON32.93
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$188.60
RON845.54
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.69
RON536.59
|
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.78
RON393.54
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.66
RON1,365.88
|
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
RON7.32
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
RON7.81
|
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON23.66
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.36
RON167.48
|
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
RON19.51
|
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Alba Iulia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.15
RON292.08
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
RON152.85
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.71
RON415.66
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.20
RON503.01
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
|
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