Cost of Living · EG vs IT
🇪🇬 Cairo vs 🇮🇹 Rome: what everyday life costs
Monthly essentials: $252 in Egypt vs $1,489 in Italy — 491.56% more expensive.
Biggest differences
Much cheaper in Italy
- ⛽ Petrol/gasoline, 1L: 80%
- 🍻 Imported beer, 330ml bottle: 80.95%
- 👖 Jeans (mid-range brand): 81.24%
Closest to Egypt prices
- 🏢 Rent: 3-bedroom, city center: +702.14%
- 🏙️ Rent: 1-bedroom, city center: +702.14%
- 🏡 Rent: 1-bedroom, outside center: +702.13%
The full basket (32 items)
| Item | Egypt | Italy | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||
| 🏙️ Rent: 1-bedroom, city center | $126 | $1,014 (937 EUR) | +702.14% |
| 🏡 Rent: 1-bedroom, outside center | $101 | $811 (749 EUR) | +702.13% |
| 🏢 Rent: 3-bedroom, city center | $231 | $1,853 (1,713 EUR) | +702.14% |
| Food out | |||
| 🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant | $2.28 | $11.72 (11 EUR) | +414.04% |
| 🍽️ Dinner for two, mid-range | $9.51 | $48.83 (45 EUR) | +413.46% |
| 🍔 Fast-food combo meal | $1.68 | $7.45 (7 EUR) | +343.45% |
| Groceries | |||
| 🥛 Milk, 1L | $0.24 | $0.81 (1 EUR) | +237.5% |
| 🍞 Bread, fresh loaf 500g | $0.71 | $2.34 (2 EUR) | +229.58% |
| 🥚 Eggs, dozen | $0.76 | $2.49 (2 EUR) | +227.63% |
| 🍗 Chicken breast, 1kg | $2.23 | $7.32 (7 EUR) | +228.25% |
| 🍚 White rice, 1kg | $0.89 | $2.93 (3 EUR) | +229.21% |
| 🍎 Apples, 1kg | $1.07 | $3.51 (3 EUR) | +228.04% |
| 🧀 Local cheese, 1kg | $2.67 | $8.78 (8 EUR) | +228.84% |
| 💧 Water, 1.5L bottle | $0.45 | $1.46 (1 EUR) | +224.44% |
| Drinks | |||
| 🍺 Domestic beer, pint (draught) | $0.76 | $3.91 (4 EUR) | +414.47% |
| 🍻 Imported beer, 330ml bottle | $3.78 | $6.84 (6 EUR) | +80.95% |
| ☕ Cappuccino | $0.63 | $3.26 (3 EUR) | +417.46% |
| 🥤 Coke/Pepsi, 330ml | $0.51 | $1.68 (2 EUR) | +229.41% |
| Transport | |||
| 🚇 Public transport, monthly pass | $9.95 | $44.01 (41 EUR) | +342.31% |
| 🎫 Public transport, one-way | $0.42 | $1.86 (2 EUR) | +342.86% |
| 🚕 Taxi start (normal tariff) | $0.51 | $2.60 (2 EUR) | +409.8% |
| 🛣️ Taxi, per km | $0.23 | $1.17 (1 EUR) | +408.7% |
| ⛽ Petrol/gasoline, 1L | $0.45 | $0.81 (1 EUR) | +80% |
| Utilities & comms | |||
| 💡 Basic utilities, 85m² apartment | $30.60 | $135 (125 EUR) | +342.48% |
| 🌐 Internet, 60Mbps+ unlimited | $10.71 | $47.39 (44 EUR) | +342.48% |
| 📱 Mobile plan, 10GB+ data | $6.89 | $30.47 (28 EUR) | +342.24% |
| Lifestyle | |||
| 🏋️ Gym membership, month | $6.34 | $32.55 (30 EUR) | +413.41% |
| 🎬 Cinema seat | $1.78 | $9.12 (8 EUR) | +412.36% |
| 💈 Men's haircut | $3.80 | $19.53 (18 EUR) | +413.95% |
| 👖 Jeans (mid-range brand) | $25.96 | $47.05 (43 EUR) | +81.24% |
| 👟 Running shoes (brand) | $42.47 | $77.00 (71 EUR) | +81.3% |
| 💻 Coworking hot desk, month | $31.70 | $163 (150 EUR) | +413.47% |
Estimated from World Bank — Consumption price levels with per-item elasticity — model figures, not quotes. Compare any pair in the interactive tool.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much more expensive is Italy than Egypt?
- A single person's monthly essentials run about $1,489 in Italy versus $252 in Egypt — 491.56% more. Rents differ the most; world-priced goods like petrol and electronics the least.
- What does a beer cost in Italy?
- A domestic draught pint is roughly $3.91 in Italy (≈ 3.61 EUR), versus about $0.76 in Egypt.
- How much is rent in Italy compared to Egypt?
- A 1-bedroom city-center apartment is estimated at $1,014/month in Italy versus $126/month in Egypt (+702.14%). Housing is the most locally-priced item in the basket.
- How are these prices estimated?
- Curated US baseline prices scaled by each country's purchasing-power price level with per-item elasticities (housing 1.4, services 1.1, groceries 0.8, world-priced goods 0.4) — model estimates for orientation, not quotes.