Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 53.5% cheaper than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 52.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 38.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 54.6% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.6% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 15.9% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON54.48
|
$4.06
EGP205.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON34.67
|
$4.71
EGP238.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.18
|
$0.33
EGP16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.13
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.40
|
$0.65
EGP32.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.80
|
$1.59
EGP80.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON29.15
|
$3.40
EGP171.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.06
|
$1.45
EGP73.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.20
|
$1.96
EGP99.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.69
|
$0.68
EGP34.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.53
|
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.45
|
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.05
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.33
|
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.03
|
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.01
|
$1.01
EGP51.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON79.24
|
$8.12
EGP410.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON119,528.53
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,887.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON26.74
|
$2.50
EGP126.26
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON43.00
|
$9.69
EGP490.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,766.92
|
$208.74
EGP10,555.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,825.95
|
$129.60
EGP6,553.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON597.88
|
$13.65
EGP690.36
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,426.83
|
$87.26
EGP4,412.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON48,870.50
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,530.73
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.86
|
$1.42
EGP71.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.56
|
$1.54
EGP77.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON27.49
|
$1.83
EGP92.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON229.11
|
$18.55
EGP938.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON39.62
|
$3.04
EGP153.98
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON360.45
|
$37.28
EGP1,885.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON182.39
|
$49.39
EGP2,497.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON395.06
|
$97.57
EGP4,934.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON486.34
|
$53.60
EGP2,710.63
|
|
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