Cost of living comparison
Rostov-na-donu is 95.6% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Rostov-na-donu instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.68
|
$5.47
RUB491.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.68
|
$4.38
RUB393.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.06
|
$0.77
RUB69.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.93
|
$0.45
RUB40.32
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.97
|
$0.49
RUB43.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.37
|
$3.60
RUB323.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.96
|
$3.32
RUB298.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.83
|
$1.24
RUB111.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.39
|
$1.71
RUB153.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.90
|
$0.47
RUB41.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.54
|
$0.49
RUB44.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.41
|
$0.64
RUB57.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
$0.76
RUB68.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.20
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.72
|
$0.21
RUB19.07
|
|
pay 97.0% more for transportation
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.46
|
$2.19
RUB196.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP310.01
|
$19.69
RUB1,770.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,653,401.29
|
$37,196.00
RUB3,343,453.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.51
|
$4.13
RUB371.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP376.32
|
$6.94
RUB623.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,408.68
|
$335.04
RUB30,115.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,683.57
|
$207.25
RUB18,629.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP694.20
|
$75.55
RUB6,790.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,798.31
|
$229.74
RUB20,650.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,703.44
|
$4,831.83
RUB434,321.13
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.25
|
$1.64
RUB147.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.62
|
$1.63
RUB146.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.25
|
$2.46
RUB220.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP825.50
|
$31.07
RUB2,792.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.01
|
$4.05
RUB363.85
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Rostov-na-donu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,667.00
|
$66.58
RUB5,984.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,020.54
|
$35.56
RUB3,195.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,353.10
|
$81.27
RUB7,305.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,421.97
|
$90.26
RUB8,112.79
|
|
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