Egypt vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$407
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1002
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$143
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$236
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.9
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$3338
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
71.6
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
46
🌐 English speaking %
40%
31%
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
40
68
🏙️ Population
117M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($407) is 57% less expensive than in Romania ($935). Egypt ranked 195th vs 103rd for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Egypt compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 129th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Egypt vs Romania

We calculate prices for Egypt and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 29 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Egypt Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.12
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.51%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$655
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.67
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.87
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.33
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$29
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2107
$9286

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In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$473
9.61M
Giza
$410
5.6M
Alexandria
$384
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$422
1.03M
Port Said
$306
524K
Helwan
$395
619K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
593K
Suez
$276
517K
Mansoura
$326
622K
Faiyum
$334
519K
Tanta
$287
430K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Asyut
$271
389K
Hurghada
$346
214K
Zagazig
$345
303K
Shibin El Kom
$354
268K
Minya
$348
236K
Damanhur
$274
244K
Aswan
$348
268K
Damietta
$331
207K
Qena
$428
201K
Luxor
$365
202K
Benha
$336
158K
Sohag
$398
194K
Beni Suef
$288
193K
Kafr El Dawwar
$330
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$589
73K
El Gouna
$354
15K
Dahab
$517
4.48K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K