Egypt vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Egypt Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$349
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$902
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$114
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$221
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.5
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$3457
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
4.17
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
70.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
46
🌐 English speaking %
40%
31%
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
35
64
🏙️ Population
115M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Egypt ($349) is 58% less expensive than in Romania ($834). Egypt ranked 197th vs 113th 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 133rd and 53rd 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
$3.51
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.4
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$287
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.7
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.82
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$375
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.44
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.28
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.26
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.48
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.08
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.45
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.46
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1698
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K