Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Romania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.04
|
$8.56
RON39.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.37
|
$6.33
RON29.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.05
|
$1.72
RON7.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.06
|
$1.43
RON6.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.30
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP86.96
|
$3.79
RON17.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.53
|
$5.46
RON25.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.00
|
$2.83
RON13.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.04
|
$2.70
RON12.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.34
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.56
|
$0.66
RON3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
$0.65
RON3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.79
|
$0.85
RON3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.18
|
$0.38
RON1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.14
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.28
|
$5.64
RON26.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP591.79
|
$20.73
RON96.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,436,569.44
|
$25,159.13
RON116,781.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP130.78
|
$6.39
RON29.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP375.77
|
$8.45
RON39.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,155.90
|
$363.94
RON1,689.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,475.43
|
$266.85
RON1,238.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP584.02
|
$107.36
RON498.36
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,280.04
|
$405.62
RON1,882.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,568.61
|
$6,284.14
RON29,169.08
|
|
pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.35
|
$2.01
RON9.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.84
|
$2.20
RON10.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.17
|
$5.30
RON24.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,077.39
|
$37.40
RON173.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP131.97
|
$6.19
RON28.73
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,155.15
|
$57.67
RON267.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,389.40
|
$34.90
RON162.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,788.19
|
$69.76
RON323.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,822.37
|
$80.53
RON373.80
|
|
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